It seems inconceivable, even if you’re aware of the perilous situation that the world’s water supplies are in, but a developed coastal city in Texas that more than 300,000 people call home is now in serious danger of running out of water.
The city is Corpus Christi, and difficulties with water scarcity are now coming to a head after years of concerns over shortages.
There are multiple issues combining here, perhaps most importantly the arrival of major industrial developments, off the back of the unlocking of vast oil and gas reserves that came with the shale revolution…