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State of Global Water Resources 2024
September 26 , 2025
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- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its "State of Global Water Resources 2024" report.
- In 2024, nearly 60 percent of global river basins saw either drought or flood conditions, while only one-third recorded normal hydrology.
- The Asia-Pacific region was the most affected by weather, climate, and water-related disasters in 2024.
- Typhoon Yagi killed over 850 people and caused 16 billion US dollars in damage across Vietnam, Myanmar, China, Thailand, the Philippines, and Laos.
- Global glaciers lost 450 gigatonnes of ice in 2024, enough to fill 180 million Olympic-sized swimming pools, contributing 1.2 millimetres to sea level rise.
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