Lizabeth Paulat

GULU, UGANDA - Five days of heavy fighting in South Sudan's capital, Juba, sent tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes. Some have tried to go south to Uganda, but that highway is considered incredibly dangerous. The few who have made it across the border tell of ambushes and checkpoints wracked by looting and violence. In the Elegu refugee reception center near the border, a young South Sudanese woman bursts into tears when she's asked how she fled from Juba.

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on July 16, 2015. Enjoy! When you say the word “spider,” people often conjure images from their nightmares. Hairy, long-legged monsters crawling and creeping across our unsuspecting flesh. In fact, spiders top our list of fears, ranking higher than losing our jobs. But let’s be realistic: Spiders want nothing to do with you. And aside from a small percentage, most are completely harmless. They want to hunt, eat and mind their own business.

One of the most popular tourist destinations on earth could run out of tap water within the next 30 days. Bangkok, Thailand which sees over an estimated 15 million tourists pass through their city each year has reached dangerously low levels in their city’s reservoir. The issue involves both low rains and the influx of seawater into the Chao Phraya River, which is one of the main reservoirs for the large metropolitan city.