{
  "id": 8027834,
  "title": "Dry rivers and shrinking glaciers deepen global freshwater decline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/dry-rivers-and-shrinking-glaciers-deepen-global-freshwater-decline",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T12:44:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "http://www.rfi.fr/en/environment/20260917-dry-rivers-and-shrinking-glaciers-deepen-global-freshwater-decline"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rivers around the world are running unusually dry as freshwater reserves continue to decline, leaving less water stored away to help countries through drought, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned. Glaciers and groundwater are also shrinking, while in Switzerland the retreat of Alpine ice is already forcing changes to infrastructure that supplies hydroelectric power.",
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      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "Dry rivers and shrinking glaciers deepen global freshwater decline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/dry-rivers-and-shrinking-glaciers-deepen-global-freshwater-decline-8051397",
        "published": "2026-09-17T12:44:05.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}