Water supplies are becoming increasingly limited across larges swathes of the United States, a new analysis reveals.

Water scarcity already affects every continent. Around 1.2 billion people, or almost one-fifth of the world's population, live in areas of physical scarcity, and 500 million people are approaching ...

Hydrologist Jamie Hannaford of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), who led the research, said: “Our projections have significant implications as they suggest potential future water scarcity ...

The effects of water scarcity can be catastrophic – so much so that, since 2012, the World Economic Forum has rated water crises among its top three global risks in terms of impact, ranking them ...