Southwest England is grappling with record-breaking flood levels after weeks of relentless rainfall left towns and countryside submerged. Salisbury has been particularly hard hit, with aerial footage revealing vast stretches of water engulfing roads, homes, and surrounding farmland.

Rivers across the region have surged to historic levels, breaching banks and overwhelming local flood defenses. Authorities warn that saturated ground and continued rainfall could worsen conditions, raising concerns about infrastructure damage and prolonged disruption.

Record Flooding Submerges Southwest England After Weeks Of Relentless Rain

Rivers around the world are facing an unprecedented crisis as pollution levels soar to alarming heights. Industrial waste, agricultural runoff, and plastic debris are contaminating freshwater sources, threatening ecosystems and communities that rely on them. Toxic chemicals, untreated sewage, and excessive plastic waste have led to the degradation of water quality, severely impacting wildlife and contributing to the decline of fish populations. As pollution continues to rise, urgent action is needed to address the environmental damage, protect biodiversity, and ensure clean water for future generations.

Rivers In Crisis: Pollution Reaches Unprecedented Levels

There have been a lot of conspiracy theories about the mythical Loch Ness monster. These conspiracy theories have time and again inspired researchers to go on a mission and find if actually, any such monsters exist.

'Mini-monsters' spotted in Scotland's rivers hint at existence of mythical 'Loch Ness monster'

An 'astonishing' discovery was made by an international team of researchers as they mapped a network of rivers and estuaries in 3D around the sunken but "beautifully preserved" landscape of a 7,000-year-old underwater city.

Rivers and estuaries still remain preserved in THIS 7,000-year-old underwater city

Scientists have been left stunned after they found a diverse seascape on Saturn’s moon Titan appearing eerily similar to Earth. Just like freshwater rivers and salty oceans flowing on Earth, scientists have now found strange lakes, rivers and oceans flowing on Titan.

Strange lakes, rivers and oceans are flowing on Saturn's moon. Scientists find it eerily similar to Earth

In Pics | Top 7 longest rivers in the world

Ganga Vilas Cruise, the world's longest luxury river cruise, covering a distance of 4,000 kilometres will set sail early next year in January, announced Sarbananda Sonowal, union minister of ports, shipping and waterways.

Varanasi to Assam via Bangladesh, world's longest luxury river cruise to start operations in Jan

A total of eight areas of England are officially under drought despite the downpour this week. Rivers are at dangerously low water levels and the fish has been relocated to rivers with more water.

WION Climate Tracker: Drought conditions in UK leave rivers dry; activists step up rescue plan

Bangladesh's impressive economic rise has a hidden cost - the death of its rivers. The garment industry has been accused of releasing harmful chemicals into rivers and making the water unsuitable for daily use. Mariam Wardak gets you a report.

South Asia Diary | Why are Bangladesh's rivers dying?

Meet the WasteShark, a boxy 5 foot, 2 inch long (157 centimeter) aquatic drone, hoovering up plastic waste in a pond in Rotterdam. Richard Hardiman, Founder and CEO of Ranmarine explains the mission.

River trash traps chew at huge ocean plastics problem

A thick layer of toxic foam has covered Sao Paolo's longest river. Aquatic animals are dying and environmentalists are blaming nearby industries for the hazard.

Brazil: Tiete river becomes a dumping ground for industrial waste

Most of the rivers facing serious threats in Bangladesh. Bangladesh's lifelines are being Choked by indiscriminate pollution. These rivers are crucial for very existence of Bangladesh as a Delta country.

WION Fingerprint : Pollution Chokes Bangladesh's lifelines

Do rivers have colours? Yes, the colour of a particular river points to its health, and rivers can run an array of colours ranging from green, blue, brown, yellow.

Rivers across the US changed colours over 3 decades. What does this mean?

Bangladesh's high court has granted the country's rivers the rights and status of "living entities" in a bid to save them from encroachment, a lawyer said Tuesday.

Bangladesh declares its rivers 'legal persons'

Rivers worldwide are polluted with antibiotics that exceed environmental safety thresholds by up to 300 times, according to research unveiled at a conference Monday.

World's rivers loaded with antibiotics waste: Study

Why rivers run dry while money floods the system in Maharashtra. A journey downstream the Krishna river

Source of the rivers, scams of the rulers

Modi said a task force has been set up to ensure that 'each drop of water' that flows out of the rivers reaches Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir

Waters of Sutlej, Beas and Ravi belong to India, will be stopped from going waste in Pakistan: Indian PM

While river water levels in some regions is receding, they are still above the danger mark

Floods claim 8 more lives in India's Bihar, water receding in some parts

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