Global rivers had one of their driest years in 35 years, UN weather agency finds
Below-normal flows covered more than a third of global river basins in 2025 — the seventh consecutive year in which normal conditions were a minority. Glaciers lost 408 gigatonnes, groundwater levels are outside historical norms in most monitored wells, and Asia and Africa have borne more than 80% of water-related deaths over the past five years.
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