UN Warns 2025 Was Among the Driest Years for Rivers in 35 Years
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\nThe United Nations\u2019 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned of worsening global water shortages, reporting that 2025 was among the driest years for river flows in the past 35 years. Climate change, accelerating glacier melt and declining freshwater reserves are placing increasing pressure on water resources worldwide.<\/p>\n
According to the WMO\u2019s latest global water resources report, water storage on land\u2014including groundwater, glaciers, snow, soil moisture and lakes\u2014has been declining for nearly a decade. Around two-thirds of monitored groundwater wells recorded levels outside their normal range in 2025, while river flows were below average across 36% of the world\u2019s river basins.<\/p>\n
Glaciers lost approximately 408 billion tonnes of ice in 2025, bringing total losses for 2023\u20132025 to around 1.4 trillion tonnes. The WMO also warned that some regions are approaching \u201cpeak water,\u201d when meltwater flows reach their maximum before declining as glaciers shrink.<\/p>\n
Although some areas of South America and central and southern Africa recorded limited improvements in water storage, the agency called for urgent international action, including stronger monitoring and early-warning systems, improved cross-border data sharing and more sustainable water management to protect freshwater supplies for future generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UN Warns 2025 Was Among the Driest Years for Rivers in 35 Years ————————————————- The United Nations\u2019 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned of worsening global water shortages, reporting that 2025 was among the driest years for river flows in the past 35 years. Climate change, accelerating glacier melt and declining freshwater reserves are placing …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":146211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n