The average individual daily consumption of water is 159 gallons, while more than half the world's population lives on 25 gallons.  Fifty percent of the wetlands, 90% of the northwestern old-growth forests, and 99% of the tall-grass prairie have been destroyed in the last 200 years.
16 Jul 2016 00:21 GMT Turkey attempted coup. A coup attempt by an army faction in Turkey has been put down, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said, after thousands of people heeded a call from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and took to the streets.
The next episode on Istanbul dovetails with our latest column. Ceylan Yeginsu, who reports for The Times in Istanbul, answers some questions about the city where she was born and has lived for the last three years. Q. What, in a nutshell, do you love most about Istanbul, and what do you find most challenging? A.