How The Climate Crisis Is Changing The World's Largest Lakes
The 11 largest lakes on the planet hold more than 50 percent of the surface freshwater that millions of people and many more living organisms require to survive. A new study highlights how these lakes absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and how their ability to do so has changed over the last two decades. The study used a combination of satellite observation and fieldwork to establish a key factor in the role of lakes as carbon sinks, places where carbon dioxide is absorbed from the atmosphere. Phytoplankton are tiny algae that photosynthesize or make energy from sunlight. Part of phot...
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