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Mar272025 by Editor DeskNo Comments

Are the World Water Towers Running Dry? UN Report Raises Alarming Concerns

Half of the world population faces severe water scarcity for at least part of the year, and the situation is worsening as glaciers melt at an alarming rate. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2025 titled Mountains and Glaciers Water Towers, highlights the growing threat to freshwater supplies for over two billion people worldwide. The rapid decline of glaciers is not only reducing access to clean water but also exacerbating the global sanitation crisis, affecting 3.5 billion people who lack safely managed sanitation. The 2025 report places a special focus on mountains and glaciers, aligning with the UN initiative to declare 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers Preservation. With climate change accelerating ice loss in critical water sources the report underscores th...

Earth Drying Up UN Report Warns of Expanding Drylands and Looming Crisis

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A 2024 UN report has revealed a troubling trend Earth is becoming increasingly dry as global temperatures rise. Over the past three decades, more than three-fourths of the world’s land has become drier compared to the previous 30 years. Today drylands cover 40.6% of the planet’s landmass, excluding Antarctica. As these regions expand number of people living in drylands has doubled to 2.3 billion making up over a quarter of the global population. If climate change continues at its current pace this number could soar to 5 billion by 2100. Drylands Expanding Across Continents The drying trend is being observed worldwide, from the western United States to Brazil, Europe, Asia, and central Africa. Scientists warn that without significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, an addition...

UN Report says Global Emission Reductions Fall Short of Climate Goals by 2030 including worst impacts

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A new report by the United Nations warns that global emissions are predicted to decrease by only 2 percent below 2019 levels by 2030, significantly below the required 43 percent reduction to avert the worst impacts of climate change. The report comes ahead of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, where countries are expected to push for stronger climate action to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent by 2030 is crucial to limit temperature rise and avoid severe climate impacts such as droughts, heatwaves, and rainfall extremes. The report analyzed the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of 195 countries to the Paris Agreement, including 20 new or...