Lahai Turay carries metal squares used to measure the density of seagrass while others record data in the shallow water ... of West Africa was a blank spot on the world’s seagrass map.

One of every three people in Africa is affected by water scarcity - the circumstance in which a region's available water supply isn't enough to meet demand. In nations like Ghana, Mozambique ...

identifying water-scarce areas to spur action and combat further scarcity. Professor Niko Wanders, a specialist in Hydrological Modeling and physical geography, clarified the map's purpose.

This spontaneous celebration seems symbolic of South Africa’s precarious but hopeful relationship with water: the country is desperately dry, making any precipitation extremely precious ...