Thirsty Swiss Cows are Harbingers of (Water) War

Jul 30, 2015 | Mark Gilbert, Bloomberg View
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A quarrel has broken out between Switzerland and France after the Swiss army was caught stealing water from a French lake. While Switzerland's aqua grab seems to have been an honest mistake during a military operation to quench the thirst of the nation's drought-stricken cows, the European spat presages scenes that threaten to become more frequent and more violent all around the world, as climate change increases competition for the wet stuff.