The planet is entering an era of global "water bankruptcy," a United Nations research agency said in a new report, which warns that humans' water use over the long term has exceeded the renewable ...

A new UN report outlines how vanishing lakes, overdrawn aquifers, and rapidly melting glaciers are pushing billions toward acute water shortages and adding pressure to food systems worldwide. Stacey ...

Escalating conflict across the Middle East is placing drinking water at risk for millions, as missile and drone strikes encroach on the dense network of desalination plants that sustain much of the ...

Climate change, pollution and decades of overuse have pushed the world into a state of “water bankruptcy,” leaving essential sources of fresh water irreparably damaged and billions of people without ...

The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that it has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with many regions no longer able to bounce back from frequent water ...

More than 1.8 billion people lived under drought conditions in 2022 and 2023, according to a report from the United Nations. Daniel Garrido via Getty Images Life around the world has been feeling the ...