Climate scientists generally think that the world's arid areas will become drier under climate change, and wet areas will get wetter, but the study finds significant water loss even in humid regions.
, intensifying concerns about water for agriculture, hydropower and human consumption, a study published on Thursday, May 18, found.
, said 56% of the decline in natural lakes was driven by climate warming and human consumption, with warming “the larger share of that.” Scientists assessed almost 2,000 large lakes using satellite measurements combined with climate and hydrological models. Nearly 2 billion people, who live in a drying lake basin, are directly affected and many regions have faced shortages in recent years.
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