UN Agency Report: 2025 Ranked Among the Driest Years for Global River Flows in 35 Years
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UN Agency Report: 2025 Ranked Among the Driest Years for Global River Flows in 35 Years
The WMO says 2025 ranked among the driest years for global river flows in 35 years, as shrinking glaciers, falling freshwater storage and worsening water extremes put growing pressure on communities worldwide.
World Meteorological Organization: Recent water trends have serious future implications, 2025 was one of driest years for river discharge in 35 years
Click the link to read the release on the WMO website: Terrestrial water storage Terrestrial water storage shows a persistent negative trend since 2014-2016 with increasing area under below-normal conditions. Between 2021-2025 below-normal terrestrial water storage repeatedly affected the south-western United States, Patagonia and the subtropical Andes, the Ganges–Indus headwaters, North Africa, the Middle East, … Continue reading World Meteorol…
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), last year was one of the driest in the last 35 years in terms of river flows, with 2023 being the driest. Meanwhile, water supplies in the world's landscapes have been declining for about ten years and glaciers have been shrinking for the fourth year. The lack of groundwater is also a warning for the Czech Republic, according to a new WMO report, in which hydrologist Oldřich Rakovec from …
A recent report by the United Nations is alarming about water: Last year, the rivers have been one of the driest periods in the world for more than three decades. Noteworthy for 2025 - and we all know how dry it was this year. Why the rivers lack water, we talk about this with Klaus Röttcher, professor of hydrology and head of the Institute for Sustainable Irrigation and Water Management in the Rural Region at Ostfalia University.
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