When the lakes run dry

• Autores: Kate Ravilious
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3064, 2016, pág. 8
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The world's lakes are being hung out to dry. In December, Bolivia's second largest lake, Lake Poopo, became a salt pan, and its largest--Lake Titicaca--is heading towards trouble. Many lakes in other parts of the world also seem to be warming, shrinking and even disappearing as a consequence of unsustainable water use and climate change. This could affect water availability and the livelihoods of millions of people, as well as ecosystems