Tuvalu is an island nation which lies in the Pacific Ocean to the East of Australia. It has declared a state of emergency stating that it only has several days worth of freshwater left after a serious period of drought. The six month drought caused by the La Nina weather pattern has stopped the normal rains in the region. This is coupled with the fact that Tuvalu's groundwater has been contaminated by rising sea levels and therefore is not drinkable.
Neighbouring Australia and New Zealand are stepping in with aid to Tuvalu in the form of desalinisation equipment to stop the island running dry.
Read more about this article on http://http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/10/07/tuvalu-goes-dry/
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