According to the most recent State of Global Water Resources report from the World Meteorological Organization, barely one-third of river basins saw “normal” conditions in 2024. Since the majority of small-glacier areas have already reached their “peak water” point, rivers will now get less water as the ice melts. The Indus, which supplies water to more than 240 million people in Pakistan, experienced an above-normal discharge in 2024. This is particularly important for the glaciers of the Hindu Kush-Himalaya, which supply water to the Indus and are rapidly melting. The global water cycle is getting increasingly unpredictable, as the WMO makes evident.

Source: The Patriot December 29, 2025 20:27 UTC