Siphoning the Globe: Water Exhibit Exposes Worldwide Crisis

By Kelly Stewart, AlterNet
Posted on January 18, 2008, Printed on January 19, 2008
http://www.alternet.org/story/72376/

Sometimes my shower head drips -- I can hear the steady beat as I try to fall asleep at night. And sometimes, instead of tinkering with the temperamental shower knobs, I'll close the bathroom door to block out the noise.

Entering the new exhibition, Water: H20 = Life, at the Museum of Natural History in New York City, I was struck by a similar scene. One drop at a time, water falls from the ceiling, splashing into the others that have fallen before it. It's a hypnotic reminder that every drop is worth contemplating.