Climate change: Glacier loss and dry rivers threaten water security
What to know about 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.
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What happened
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.
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