Shamim Chowdhury is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on major international breaking news stories, in particular, conflicts, refugees and natural disasters. She has reported ...

From Phoenix, Arizona to Amman, Jordan, desert cities around the world are facing the daunting water shortages that only extreme drought, rapid population growth, and groundwater abuse can bring.

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its driest regions with more water than ...