{"id":33199,"date":"2025-01-07T16:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T15:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/?p=33199"},"modified":"2025-01-07T16:57:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T15:57:38","slug":"the-report-shows-changes-in-the-global-water-cycle-and-provides-information-on-significant-events-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/2025\/01\/07\/the-report-shows-changes-in-the-global-water-cycle-and-provides-information-on-significant-events-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The report shows changes in the global water cycle and provides information on significant events around the world."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwater.online\/globalwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GWM-Report-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Document<\/span><\/a> summarizes the global water cycle in 2024, identifying key trends and analyzing significant hydrological events. The report provides updated metrics on precipitation, temperature, air humidity, river flows, and water stored in lakes, soil, and underground. It also provides an overview of extreme precipitation and temperature events. The report highlights a clear message: <strong>As the planet warms, water problems are escalating year by year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The main aspects of the water cycle in 2024 on the global land were:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Precipitation over land was close to the 1995\u20132005 average. <strong>Extremely dry months have become increasingly common in recent decades<\/strong>, with 38 % more record dry months in 2024 than in the base period.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daily precipitation extremes were 52 % more common in 2024<\/strong> than in 1995\u20132005, with record daily rainfall recorded in West Africa, Europe and Asia. It was recorded <strong>significant increasing trend of 4 % per decade over land<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The average temperature over land was the highest recorded globally and in 111 countries<\/strong>, and globally 1.2\u00b0C higher than the 1995\u20132005 average. <strong>The frequency of record-breaking warm months was the highest since 1979<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A decreasing trend was recorded in the relative humidity of the air over the mainland.<\/strong> Humidity was very low in South America and Central Africa in 2024.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The extent of surface water over land was close to average.<\/strong> Since 2003, there has been <strong>increasing trend in record high monthly water area worldwide by 3 % per decade<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water levels in lakes and reservoirs around the world have fallen for the fifth year in a row<\/strong>, with unprecedented low levels recorded in South America and record highs in Africa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Groundwater reserves \u2013 groundwater and surface water, ice and snow combined<\/strong> \u2013 report in 2024 <strong>continue to be low in most dry regions of the world<\/strong>, but a strong increase in West, Central and East Africa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In 2024, water-related disasters caused <strong>more than 8,700 deaths<\/strong>, displaced 40 million people and caused economic losses exceeding $550 billion worldwide, with the actual numbers likely higher due to incomplete data and events not reported.<\/p>\n<p>The document further discusses in detail individual hydrological events, such as floods in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Typhoon Yagi in Southeast Asia, floods in Bangladesh, landslides in India, floods in southern China, etc. The report also analyzes the impact of climate change on these events and points to the increasing risk of extreme weather events in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The document concludes with an outlook for 2025. Hydrological conditions at the beginning of 2025 indicate that <strong>Droughts are potentially developing or intensifying in northern South America, southern Africa, North Africa, Central Asia, parts of North America and Western Australia<\/strong>Regions such as the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, Europe and most of Asia are relatively humid and may face a greater risk of flooding than drought.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ongoing climate change increases the potential for extreme weather events<\/strong>, including flash floods, flash droughts, intense storms and heat waves in many regions in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The document highlights the importance of reliable and up-to-date information on water resources and hazards. Satellite observations currently play a key role, offering rapid and consistent global data on the atmosphere and the Earth&#039;s surface, but <strong>they should not replace ground networks. 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