The Earth’s water system is out of balance. Freshwater reserves are dwindling and most rivers have not flowed normally over the past seven years, according to a new UN report. ´The main message is that water availability has declined in recent years,´says SMHI hydrologist Yeshewatesfa Hundecha.
The El Niño weather phenomenon is in full swing and is expected to cause weather disturbances until at least February next year, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
Everything points in the wrong direction. Never before has the Earth’s climate been so out of balance, warns the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
A huge area of the ocean – four times the size of Europe – was hit last year by an unprecedented marine heatwave.
