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The Philippine military on Sunday condemned a Chinese coast guard ship's "excessive and offensive" use of a water cannon to block a supply boat from delivering new troops, food, water and fuel.

About 40 million people rely on the Colorado River for drinking water. It also irrigates agricultural fields. It's also shrinking. Now, states might agree on a potential deal on sharing the river.

A nonprofit Collier County organization dedicated to fostering community through compassion, cooperation, and connection to the land, animals, and each other, sustained significant damage when Debby transited the coastal area as a tropical storm. Empowerment Farm was impacted by storm flooding on August 4, with water levels at the Garland Road site in Naples continuing to rise on August 5, forcing the evacuation of the farm’s animals to private off-site facilities and the cancellation of all on-site programs.

Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Anthony Kuhn about the implications of U.S. naval maneuvers near man-made Chinese islands in the South China Sea.

Rivers and streams continue to rise in Florida one week after deadly Hurricane Milton slammed the state with damaging winds and torrential rain. Many residents have been evacuated due to the water flowing into communities hit hard by the storm.

In Mohsin Hamid's fictional how-to, a nameless protagonist makes a fortune selling knockoff bottled water in a thirsty Asian metropolis. Hamid joins NPR's Steve Inkeep to discuss the book's conceit and the side effects of rampant development.

Professor Adam Summers is a "fish guy." He uses fish to get engineering ideas. His latest project is to CT scan every type of fish — all 33,000 of them.

The Navy wants residents using drinking wells in two areas near Naval Air Station Jacksonville to have their groundwater tested. That’s two years after...

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews New York Times reporter Helene Cooper about her experience on a U.S. Navy Cruiser in the South China Sea during an encounter with a Chinese naval frigate. The diplomatic dance between the vessels illustrates the tensions over the disputed waters.

There was no word on the outcome of the rover searches for signs of frozen water on the lunar surface that could help future astronaut missions.