Airborne potable water can banish thirst
Airborne potable water straight from the atmosphere could provide a lifeline for arid regions, with the use of commonly available chemicals.
Landslides are growing risk to poorest
Waterlogged hillsides are dangerous. For those who live on them, or further downhill, they can be deadly.
China, India and water across the border
No mention of shared rivers in any communique following the Modi-Xi summit in Wuhan, but some hope of progress emerged too, argues Joydeep Gupta.
Rising sea levels come at steeper cost
Rising sea levels bring prospect of more violence and expense. Four new studies confirm the menace of the waves.
Rain and heat extremes set to grow
Millions of people in Asia and Europe can expect fiercer heat extremes, even if the world makes promised emissions cuts.
Climate adaptation vital to limit damage so far
The risk of flooding to millions more people in Asia, Europe and North America will rise, demanding climate adaptation for a warmer world.
Climate warms the Earth, not chance
Recent record year temperatures show how climate warms the Earth. Without global warming, such a sequence would have been highly improbable.
Warmer, wetter world faces lethal future
The thermometer rises, the air becomes saturated, and the warmer, wetter world turns potentially lethal. By 2100, billions could be in danger.
Asian temperatures could rise disastrously
Profligate fossil fuel use could cause Asian temperatures to rise by 6°C, bringing floods and food shortages for hundreds of millions.
More droughts may mean less power
Rising temperatures and reduced rainfall will make the flow of rivers less dependable, affecting supplies to electricity generators that rely on them.
Why forests should take centre stage during the water decade
Only a tiny fraction of national biodiversity plans consider the impact of forests on water supply, and only a fraction of national water plans place ecosystems at their centre.
Where have the wetlands disappeared?
The first-ever Global Wetland Outlook reveals that wetlands have disappeared three times faster than the average annual rate of natural forests over the past 45 years.
Half-degree of warming to hit 117 mn more people with water shortages
As many as 117 million more people could face water shortages if global temperatures increase 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels compared to a 1.5-degree Celsius increase in temperatures, a new study has warned.
