With many rivers and aquifers tapped beyond their limits, UN scientists say the world is entering an era of 'water bankruptcy ...

Water sources are being depleted faster than they can be restored, according to a new report from United Nations researchers.

Over-allocation of water, chronic groundwater depletion, pollution and climate change have pushed the world into a drastic ...

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New disclosures reveal that China’s planned super-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo — the world’s highest-altitude major river, ...

A study published in Nature shows that many of the world's major river deltas are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, ...

The United Nations has issued a grave warning regarding the worsening global water crisis, showing that half of the world’s ...

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

A new global analysis suggests that the stability of many river deltas may be changing in ways that are largely invisible from the ground. By examining subtle shifts in land elevation, researchers ...

The world is entering an era of "global water bankruptcy" with rivers, lakes, and aquifers depleting faster than nature can ...

The world is entering an era of "global water bankruptcy" with rivers, lakes and aquifers depleting faster than nature can replenish them, a United Nations research institute said on Tuesday.