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Widespread storage decline in large global lakes

29 Jun 2023

Widespread storage decline in large global lakes


Title: Widespread storage decline in large global lakes

Description: A study – published in the journal Science – estimates that about 25% of the global population now lives in the basin of a drying lake, highlighting the urgent need to improve the sustainable management of these shrinking water bodies. These losses impacted lakes in both dry and humid environments.

Copyright: Fangfang Yao et al, 2023.

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