Water Insecurity

A winter with very little snowfall followed by intense heatwaves from May to September left glaciers without their protective...

More than half of Europe experienced very strong heat stress at some point during summer 2026, as repeated heatwaves pushed temperatures...

Rivers around the world are losing dissolved oxygen, an essential condition for healthy freshwater ecosystems. A 2026 study published in Science Advances analysed 21,439...

The world’s water cycle is becoming more erratic, with communities increasingly facing both water shortages and destructive floods. According...

Sea ice at both poles has reached unusually low levels in 2026, according to the National Snow and Ice...

Data centres are expanding rapidly to meet demand for artificial intelligence and cloud services, increasing pressure on water, energy,...

Puerto Rico’s drought conditions on 25 August 2026, showing severe to extreme drought across much of the island, in...

Asia is the engine of the global garment industry. According to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the region is...

Permafrost is thawing in different regions across the word. A new global assessment has found widespread permafrost degradation across the...

Snow Eaters are a new type of heatwave that’s becoming more widespread across the western United States.  It presents unusually warm conditions rapidly melting mountain snowpack earlier...

Parts of the UK are bracing for a fifth heatwave this summer, with temperatures forecast to reach 38°C (Aug, 2026) and the...

At least 13 million people across Africa were affected by extreme weather and climate-related events in 2025. More than 3,000 deaths were reported, according...