Perth’s reservoirs are near empty: how Australia’s sunniest city is quietly running out of water

We have built our cities on the quiet delusion that a turning tap is an infinite resource. We plant green lawns around our houses and water public parks in the middle of summer. As long as the water flows when they turn on the tap, people rarely think about where it comes from. But the reality is, a city is only as permanent as the natural water source it depends on. The post Perth’s reservoirs…