Tigris and Euphrates rivers losing water reserves at a rapid pace

Tigris and Euphrates rivers losing water reserves at a rapid pace

A large portion of the Middle East lost freshwater reserves rapidly during the past decade. New data revealed already an arid region of Tigris-Euphrates Basin, which grows even drier due to human consumption of water for drinking and agriculture. The research team

Climate change halves Peru glacier

Climate change halves Peru glacier

A glacier on Peru’s Huaytapallana Moutain shed half its surface ice in just 23 years, officials said Wednesday, reinforcing concerns of climate change’s growing threat to fresh water resources.”Recent scientific studies indicate that between June 1983 and August