Shows what I know about the world. I assumed that as warm-climate islands, the Philippines had plenty of water. Apparently not:
Couples in the Philippine capital have been asked to start sharing the tub at bath time as part of a conservation drive.
“Start sharing baths with your partner to conserve water,” the environment department advised the parched capital’s 12 million residents.
Unseasonably dry weather has depleted water levels in the main reservoirs supplying the metropolis and officials were meeting on Friday to consider rationing and other measures.
I lived in the Philippines for two years while I was in the Navy. Basically, the Philippines has two seasons, dry and wet. Sounds like they’re in the middle of the dry season, and it seems it’s been dryer than usual. Doesn’t surprise me at all, really.
An extra dry one.