Atlanta Shudders at Prospect of Empty Faucets
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Last-minute measures to combat a drought in the Southeast belie a history of inaction when it comes to managing and conserving water.
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Turning potential housing into inhabited homes is proving to be a major challenge for the city.
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Many houses of worship are under threat, crumbling from years of neglect, or becoming targets for acquisition by developers in neighborhoods where choice real estate is scarce.
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Doesn&#39;t it seem as though Michael Phelps just got out of the pool at the Olympics in Athens? He has barely had enough time to dry off, let alone spend any quality time at his usual haunts in suburban Baltimore
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Drinking water supplies in parts of Gloucestershire could run dry by Sunday evening as a water treatment plant is "overwhelmed".
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Now that the hurricane season has ended, New Orleans residents notice a lag in work to rebuild the cityÂs flood protection infrastructure.
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If there's anything Atlanta hates, it's bad publicity.
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As evacuation orders come down, homeowners ask: What really matters? What can't be replaced?
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Residents in areas only now recovering from Hurricane Katrina were warned not to drive through flooded streets for fear of creating wakes that could send water into homes and buildings
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Residents question why a new flood prevention scheme failed its first proper test.
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ATLANTA - It's a Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech, and it will take a hell of an engineer to get it going again.
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A drought in the Southeastern United States has become so severe that some cities are just months away from running out of water.
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By Jonathan Bor, The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 17--The vacant lot off North Fulton Avenue in Sandtown-Winchester was like many in the city -- a dumping ground for discarded bricks, concrete, paper and wire. A neighborhood junkyard.
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The next step in housing's multi-phase crisis could be downgrading the builders to junk status.
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Despite a thriving local economy, Atlanta has one of the highest foreclosures in the nation, leading experts to fear similar problems in other U.S. cities.
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Students lined up for security checks, while sprinklers watered the grass on nearby median strips. In another neighborhood across the Tigris River, streets were deserted, blocked by mounds of dirt or concrete barriers.
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Some 350,000 homes in Gloucestershire will soon be without water because of flooding at a treatment works.