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Since Glen Canyon Dam was commissioned in 1964 and it first began filling, Lake Powell has never been like it is right now, at just 27% of its capacity. It’s threatening to dip below the minimum elevation needed to produce hydropower within the next year. A string of dry winters could push it to dead pool status.

Since Glen Canyon Dam was commissioned in 1964 and it first began to fill, Lake Powell has never been like it is right now, at just 27% of its capacity.

"The United Nations warned on Tuesday that the two biggest water reservoirs in the United States have dwindled to “dangerously low levels” due to the impacts of climate change."

Baran Bozoglu says action late and not a binding one, will play role to help make environment more healthy, sustainable.

Three years into Qu Dongyu’s tenure, a worrisome, multi-pronged diplomatic brawl has erupted between FAO leadership and Western members.

Editor's note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. Anti-UN

Floods in southern Iran have killed at least 21 people and left others missing after heavy rains hit the largely arid country, state media reported on Saturday.

Costa Rica, the Maldives, Morocco, Slovenia and Switzerland presented the draft text to the 193-member Assembly, the UN’s most representative body, last June, following the landmark resolution adoption of a similar text adopted in October 2021 by the UN Human Rights Council.

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The UAE highlighted its initiatives to advance the process of joint Arab action in future economic sectors with a focus on three key areas