Global Security · Public broadcaster
Climate change: Glacier loss and dry rivers threaten water security
The world's rivers experienced one of their driest years in more than three decades in 2025, while glaciers continued to retreat and freshwater reserves kept declining, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The agency warns that climate change and growing water use are making the global water cycle more erratic, increasing the risk of both droughts and floods.
- Source published
- 17 Sept 2026, 18:10 CEST
Publication time from the source RSS/feed - Captured by GC
- 18 Sept 2026, 08:29 CEST
When GlobalsConflicts first captured this item. - Source
- France 24 - English
- Trust
- medium · direct source trail
- Source quality
- good
public broadcaster or established media source from a direct trail - Actors
- France, Russia, UN, Houthis, Yemen, Ukraine
The world's rivers experienced one of their driest years in more than three decades in 2025, while glaciers continued to retreat and freshwater reserves kept declining, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The agency warns that climate change and growing water use are making the global water cycle more erratic, increasing the risk of both droughts and floods.
What is reported
The world's rivers experienced one of their driest years in more than three decades in 2025, while glaciers continued to retreat and freshwater reserves kept declining, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The agency warns that climate change and growing water use are making the global water cycle more erratic, increasing the risk of both droughts and floods.
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- Source published (RSS): 17 Sept 2026, 18:10 CEST. Publication time from the source RSS/feed
- The report is assigned to the Global Security dossier.
- The visible source is France 24 - English.
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