Groundwater depletion is rapidly accelerating, creating areas of "mega-drying" in regions that heavily depend on groundwater for their drinking supplies.

Cooling pads, pools, paw booties and water bottles can help keep dogs cool and hydrated in the heat, vets say. Plus, learn signs of heatstroke in dogs.

Overuse of groundwater has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheets.

Discarded fast-food, pizza boxes, smashed bottles, burst black bags, vomit, blood, urine and human faeces – these are the ...