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More than half of the world’s large lakes are drying up, study finds

A view of Elizabeth Lake, that has been dried up for several years, as the region experiences extreme heat and drought conditions, in Elizabeth Lake, an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, US, on 18th June, 2021.

London, UK Reuters More than half of the world’s large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change, intensifying concerns about water for agriculture, hydropower and human consumption, a study published on Thursday found.  A team of international researchers reported that some of the world’s most important freshwater sources […]