Scientists from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, have for the first time observed a rare natural phenomenon - glacial flooding in Greenland. More than 3 trillion litres of meltwater poured out of a lake in the eastern part of the island over several weeks. The study highlighted the "enormous and potentially dangerous forces" that meltwater can unleash. Catalina Lake in East Greenland holds three times the annual water consumption of the whole of Denmark. It dumped 3.4 cubic kilometres of meltwater into the Scoresby Sound fjord.

The bodies of two women have been found in the Taifa community of Taza province in Morocco. Eight other people were injured in the floods that occurred in the region, the regional office for health and social protection in Taza province told SNRTnews. The same source indicated that the injured have received medical treatment and are in a condition that does not cause concern. Thunderstorms that occurred in the region since Saturday evening, October 12, 2024, caused severe floods and heavy rains, causing the death of a large number of sheep and material damage, as well as damaging a number of roads.

River flows around the world fell to record lows last year amid a record heatwave, jeopardizing water supplies in an era of rising demand, the United Nations weather agency said in a report. According to the State of Global Water Resources report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Monday, “global water supplies are under severe strain, with five consecutive years of below-normal river flows and reservoir inflows.” Prolonged droughts have reduced river flows in much of North, Central and South America, and the Mississippi and Amazon river basins saw record low water levels in 2023, the report said, based on 33 years of data. The Ganges and Mekong river basins also experienced drought conditions, the report said. Overall, 50 percent of global watersheds showed low levels, most of them in deficit and reducing water availability for agriculture and industry.