Article 6R99P Climate warning as world’s rivers dry up at fastest rate for 30 years

Climate warning as world’s rivers dry up at fastest rate for 30 years

by
Helena Horton Environment reporter
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6R99P)

World Meteorological Organization says water is canary in the coalmine of climate change' and calls for urgent action

Rivers dried up at the highest rate in three decades in 2023, putting global water supply at risk, data has shown.

Over the past five years, there have been lower-than-average river levels across the globe and reservoirs have also been low, according to the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) State of Global Water Resources report.

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