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Earth’s large lakes are shrinking

Lakes are a crucial source of Earth's freshwater, providing various ecosystem and socioeconomic services. They offer water and food supply, habitats for waterbirds, nutrient cycling, recreational activities, navigation, and hydropower generation. The usesof lakes are heavily influenced by their water volumes, which can be affected... click to read more

Fangfang Yao | Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Virginia

Ben Livneh | Associate Professor at University of Colorado

Balaji Rajagopalan | Professor at University of Colorado

climate change

lakes

water loss

human water use

sedimentation

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published on Dec 27, 2023