For the first time in recorded history the system that moves water around the planet is off balance, according to a landmark new report. Water moves around the world in "atmospheric rivers" as part of ...

Only 2.5% of Earth's water is freshwater. As pollution, engineering, population growth and climate change pose challenges to freshwater quality and quantity in America, the safety and amount of water ...

The UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report released on Thursday that the global water cycle was becoming ever more unpredictable, with shrinking glaciers, droughts, unbalanced ...

Human activity is changing the way water flows between the Earth and atmosphere in complex ways and with likely long-lasting consequences that are hard to picture. Researchers enlisted water ...

Climate change and chronic water mismanagement are placing "unprecedented stress" on the world's water systems, according to a new report. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

What surprised us was that [Day Zero Droughts] might actually occur relatively soon,” scientist Christian Franzke told ...

The global water cycle is becoming increasingly erratic and extreme, exposing people to both deluge and drought with cascading impacts on economies and societies, the World Meteorological Organization ...

2024 was another year of record-breaking temperatures, driving the global water cycle to new climate extremes and contributing to ferocious floods and crippling droughts, a new report shows. The ...

A swath of western Texas is facing drought conditions, varying in severity from "moderate" to "extreme," according to data published on Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Many of the worst affected ...

From distilleries and restaurants to hospitals, schools and green spaces, nearly every part of life in Northern Kentucky ...