http://thingsasian.com/taxonomy/term/382/all?sort_by=totalcount en http://thingsasian.com/story/water-shortage-cherrapunji <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>For many years, the Indian town of Cherrapunji has held the title of wettest place on earth. But incredible as it may sound, the world’s wettest town is now suffering from a shortage of drinking water. Local authority Denis Rayan explains the background to this strange scenario, and also defends the town against rival claims by the nearby village of Mawsynram and Hawaii’s Mt Waialale.</p> </div></div></div> Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:30:12 +0000 Anonymous 2541 at http://thingsasian.com