Climate warning as world’s rivers dry up at fastest rate for 30 years

Climate warning as world’s rivers dry up at fastest rate for 30 years

World Meteorological Organization says water is ‘canary in the coalmine of climate change’ and calls for urgent action Rivers dried up at the highest rate in three decades in 2023, putting global water supply at risk, data has shown. Over the past five years, there have been lower-than-average river levels across the globe and reservoirs…