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Water levels dropping in some major rivers as global climate changes

BOULDER--Rivers in some of the world's most populous regions are losing water, according to a new comprehensive study of global stream flow.

As world warms, water levels dropping in major rivers

Rivers in some of the world's most populous regions are losing water, according to a comprehensive study of global stream flows.

Drought areas more than doubled since 1970s

The percentage of Earth's land area stricken by serious drought more than doubled from the 1970s to the early 2000s, according to a new analysis by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Widespread drying occurred over much of Europe and Asia, Canada, western and southern Africa, and eastern Australia. Rising global temperatures appear to be a major factor, says NCAR's Aiguo Dai, lead author of the study.



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