UN warns world's water cycle becoming ever more erratic

Last year the world's rivers were their driest for more than 30 years, glaciers suffered their largest loss of ice mass in half a century and there was also a "significant" number of floods, the UN's World Meteorological Organization said in a report.

World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General (WMO) Celeste Saulo (R) and WMO Director, hydrology, water and cryosphere Stefan Uhlenbrook attend a press conference on Switzerland, on the WMO's report on the state of world water resources, in Geneva, on October 7, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)