World water resources decreasing as global rivers dry up

FILE - A boat is seen stranded on the dry riverbed of the Pahang river in Chenor, Malaysia's Pahang state, Aug. 10, 2023. FILE - A resident carries wood to help dam up the Negro River near his houseboat, during a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Oct. 16, 2023.

Billions of people are facing a future of water scarcity as global rivers dry up, glaciers melt, and intense heat and other extreme weather events caused by climate change create critical changes in water availability around the world, according to the State of Global Water Resources report issued Monday by the World Meteorological Organization.