According to the “Report on the State of Global Water Resources” released by the World Meteorological Organization on the 17th, the world's rivers experienced one of the driest years in 35 years in 2025. Terrestrial water reserves have continued to decline over the past decade, and the world's major glacier regions have experienced ice loss for the fourth year in a row. The report warns that the global water cycle is becoming more abnormal and difficult to predict, and that water security faces long-term risks. The report shows that about 36% of the world's watershed area river runoff was below normal in 2025. For the past 7 consecutive years, only 34% to 38% of river basins were in a “normal” state, which is significantly lower than the average of 46% between 1991 and 2020.

According to the “Report on the State of Global Water Resources” released by the World Meteorological Organization on the 17th, the world's rivers experienced one of the driest years in 35 years in 2025. Terrestrial water reserves have continued to decline over the past decade, and the world's major glacier regions have experienced ice loss for the fourth year in a row. The report warns that the global water cycle is becoming more abnormal and difficult to predict, and that water security faces long-term risks. The report shows that about 36% of the world's watershed area river runoff was below normal in 2025. For the past 7 consecutive years, only 34% to 38% of river basins were in a “normal” state, which is significantly lower than the average of 46% between 1991 and 2020.