The world has moved beyond a water crisis and into a state of global water bankruptcy, says a new flagship report released on ...

With many rivers and aquifers tapped beyond their limits, UN scientists say the world is entering an era of 'water bankruptcy ...

The world is entering an era of "global water bankruptcy" with rivers, lakes, and aquifers depleting faster than nature can ...

The water cycle has become increasingly erratic and extreme, swinging between deluge and drought, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It highlights the ...

Global water scarcity is one of the major resource depletion crises in the world. The water demand has more than doubled since 1960 due to a growth in population and urbanization, according to the ...

In an age of accelerated climate change and increasing environmental stress, water is becoming an ever scarcer strategic natural resource. Water, however, is not just an elixir of life, but is also ...

Access to water is necessary to sustain human civilization and agricultural production. Recent analysis finds that most of U.S. land area, economic activity, and agricultural production are in regions ...

On November 28, 2024, Russian missile attacks cut water and electricity to 280,000 people in the Rivne region of Ukraine. On the same day, thousands of miles away, a mother and her daughter were ...

A United Nations report has warned that “water bankruptcy” is here as rivers, lakes, glaciers and underground aquifers are being “damaged beyond realistic prospects of full recovery”, leaving billions ...

Water is the world’s greatest shared resource. It has underpinned the growth and development of ecosystems and human civilizations. But now this life-enabling reserve is under pressure. Climate change ...