EditorialThe Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon reservoir, the first of 16 planned in the Deux-Sèvres region, in France, Nov. 8, 2022. (Andrea Mantovani/The New York Times)
EditorialMaren Hassinger’s “River,” 1972/2011, mixed-media with steel chains and rope, on display as part of the exhibit “Joan Didion: What She Means,” at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles on Oct. 4, 2022. (Bethany Mollenkof/The New York Times)
EditorialA worker of the Yeruham Vineyard, in the Negev desert, harvests grenache grapes at sunrise, in Yeruham, Israel, on Aug. 17, 2022. (Amit Elkayam/The New York Times)
EditorialRobinson Honani checks on a water holding area near Hotevilla-Bacavi, Ariz., on the Hopi Reservation, Sept. 18, 2021. (Tomás Karmelo Amaya/The New York Times)
EditorialElaine Solowey, an arid agriculture expert, measures the fruits of a female date tree, named Hannah, at a greenhouse in Ketura, Israel, Sept. 2, 2020. (Dan Balilty/The New York Times)