With prolonged drought in western Cuba having left water reserves in Havana at just 18% of capacity, some residents are receiving tap water only once every six days, with trucks that have been dispatched to deliver water in an effort to relieve the extreme situation.

http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstory-Drought-in-Cuba-leads-to-serious-situation-in-Havana-7073.html
http://www.cubaheadlines.com/2011/07/08/32332/droughts_in_cuba_worsen_in_last_decades_expert.html
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/climate-conversations/new-sustainability-institute-focuses-on-science-
and-the-south


To reduce the environmental threat of nuclear and other toxins being released into the Rio Grande, which supplies drinking water to many downstream people and animals alike, the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, USA, completes the removal of nearby contaminated soil as announced Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

http://www.sott.net/articles/show/232026-US-Rain-Threatens-to-Spread-Radiation-from-Los-Alamos-National-Lab
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/12/us-monsoons-wildfire-new-mexico-idUSTRE76A7DH20110712
http://www.lanl.gov/news/releases/lanl_installs_additional_protective_measures.html