The world is entering an era of "global water bankruptcy" with rivers, lakes and aquifers depleting faster than nature can replenish them, a United Nations research institute said on Tuesday.

Countries have spent beyond their sustainable water budgets for so long that critical assets are depleted and the world faces ...

With many rivers and aquifers tapped beyond their limits, UN scientists say the world is entering an era of 'water bankruptcy ...

Researchers say this is not merely a temporary crisis, but a permanent failure that requires rethinking the world’s approach ...

City’s independent budget analyst says ‘city 10’ board representatives should demand big changes at County Water Authority.

Over-allocation of water, chronic groundwater depletion, pollution and climate change have pushed the world into a drastic ...

Historic flooding impacted much of the Evergreen State in early December.

Life around the world has been feeling the effects of climate change, land degradation, deforestation, pollution and the overuse of water. Ultimately, most regions are using too much of their ...

Explore the concept of water bankruptcy and its implications for global water management and economic transformation.

Magnolia Water Co. took over as owner and provider of the water system on Dec. 29, after a court ordered the water system to ...

Amid chronic groundwater depletion, water overallocation, land and soil degradation, deforestation, and pollution, all ...

A United Nations report has warned that “water bankruptcy” is here as rivers, lakes, glaciers and underground aquifers are being “damaged beyond realistic prospects of full recovery”, leaving billions ...