The Story

Betty Bigombe on negotiating with Joseph Kon.

Those who are counting say more than 200,000 people have died in Darfur since 2003. Mohamed Yahya, who was born in Darfur and lost 21 family members from his village, begins his count many years before. In 1993, Mohamed received a letter from his mother telling him that their village had been destroyed, his grandparents had been burned alive in their home, relatives and neighbors had been shot and raped and that they were on the run, but didn't know where to go. He joins Dick Gordon to tell his story. Also in this episode: a listener's story about the beginning of school.

In Inuit country, climate change has life or death conseqeunces.

Today The Story begins a week-long exploration of water. We start by checking in with Charles Fishman, author of The Big Thirst. Also, when you think of Las Vegas, you might assume that making a city green in a desert would be a tale of colossal waste. There may be some truth to that, but Pat Mulroy will surprise you. She manages the city's water, and she's had a lot of success getting people to pull out their grass and dramatically cut back on water use.