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One watering, one hectare of potatoes and the number of litres it takes. Builds on “How much water a canal carries in a day”.

October 3, 2026 · 8 min
Why the water in a bath is a small number once you set it beside a field, and what a shortage really counts.
A short letter every Sunday: one piece of water news explained, with the numbers made small.

One watering, one hectare of potatoes and the number of litres it takes. Builds on “How much water a canal carries in a day”.

The colours on a drought map, what each one means and what the map cannot tell you. Builds on “What a water shortage means in a headline”.