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Warming and Drying Climate Puts Many of the World’s Biggest Lakes in Peril
A new global study of lakes shows water levels falling and finds a global warming fingerprint.
By Bob Berwyn
Water storage in many of the world’s biggest lakes has declined sharply in the last 30 years, according to a new study, with a cumulative drop of about 21.5 gigatons per year, an amount equal to the annual water consumption of the United States.
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