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World enters era of 'global water bankruptcy'

World has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy,’ U.N. warns

Humans use more water than the planet can support, entering an era of “global water bankruptcy,” a new report from the United Nations (UN) warns.

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The world has entered a new era of ‘water bankruptcy’ with irreversible consequences

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Much of the World Facing 'Water Bankruptcy,' U.N. Report Warns

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UN warns world has entered era of ‘global water bankruptcy’: Why old labels like 'water stress' and 'water crisis' no longer apply

For decades, the global water problem was described as a crisis waiting to happen.

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Global water 'bankruptcy' begins as billions face irreversible shortages

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UN Scientists Say The World Has Entered An Era Of 'Water Bankruptcy': What Happens Now?

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World enters an era of ‘global water bankruptcy’

A new report from the United Nations University (UNU) warns that decades of deforestation, pollution, soil degradation, water overallocation, and chronic groundwater depletion – compounded by global h...

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Global water bankruptcy begins: Is the world running out of water faster than we think?

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World Faces ‘Water Bankruptcy’ Putting Billions at Risk, Says Report

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Californians have been using far less water than suppliers estimated — what does this mean for the state?

Flawed assumptions about water demand mean suppliers in California overestimated future demand by an average of 74% over 20 years — positive news for the drought-embattled state.

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New study reveals global patterns of plant intrinsic water-use efficiency

Intrinsic water-use efficiency (iWUE) reflects how efficiently plants assimilate carbon relative to water loss at the leaf level. While widely studied using carbon isotope and gas-exchange measurements,

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Opinion: A water district using its own water shouldn’t be controversial

A water district drawing down water from its own reservoir should not be controversial. It should be expected. That is, quite literally, what reservoirs are built for: to store water in wet times and use it wisely when conditions allow. Yet in recent weeks ...

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Some Eagle County homes are using way too much water

As the climate warms and the risk of drought grows, the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District is taking action to protect its most precious resource. In presentations at the 2025 Eagle River Valley State of the River on May 29 and to the Eagle River ...

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Geoscientists use satellite data to determine how water shapes the land

What's the shape of water? In 2022, NASA launched the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite to answer this question by precisely measuring the height and extent of bodies of water. Virginia Tech geoscientists are using the same satellite to ask a related question: How is water shaping the land?