The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of the world’s leading climate scientists, released its sixth climate assessment on Monday. The 1,300-page paper is the most comprehensive, up-to-date report yet on the physical science of climate change, synthesizing the findings of thousands of recent publications.

The report paints an alarming picture of the future of fresh water. It concludes that man-made contributions to a warming planet are far-reaching.

 

Read more about the IPCC report from Laura Gersony with Circle of Blue here.