05.02.2021 Climate crisis is causing lakes to shrink
Authors of scientific article call for more attention to regions with falling water levels
Climate change is impacting not only the oceans, but also large inland lakes. As the world’s largest lake, the Caspian Sea is a perfect example of how a body of water can and will change. In an article in the Nature journal
Communications Earth & Environment, Dr. Matthias Prange of MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen, and his colleagues discuss the possible ecological, political and economic consequences, as well as viable solutions.
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Shrinking Lakes Worldwide Blamed on Climate Crisis
The Caspian Sea, seen here from the international space station ISS, is the largest lake in the world. Its water levels are falling due to climate change.
Credit: NASA/Scott Kelly Climate change is impacting not only the oceans, but also large inland lakes. As the world’s largest lake, the Caspian Sea is a perfect example of how a body of water can and will change. In an article in the Nature journal Communications Earth & Environment, Dr. Matthias Prange of MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen, and his colleagues discuss the possible ecological, political and economic consequences, as well as viable solutions.