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Satellite imagery over Iran from 1984 to 2014 revealing Lake Urmia's diminishing surface area. A number of natural lakes throughout the world are drying or completely dry owing to irrigation or urban use diverting inflow. [1] [2]
Articles relating to shrunken lakes, still extant natural lakes that have permanently shrunk considerably in size over time, possibly to the point where they have been divided into two or more smaller lakes. Shrunken lakes include not only lakes that have shrunk in recorded history, but also are known to have shrunk in prehistory.
Lake Urmia has been shrinking for a long time, with an annual evaporation rate of 0.6 to 1 m (24 to 39 in). Although measures are now being taken to reverse the trend, [38] the lake has shrunk by 60% and could disappear entirely. [38] Only 5% of the lake's water remains. [39]
Climate change 's hotter temperatures and society's diversion of water have been shrinking the world's lakes by trillions of gallons of water a year since the early 1990s, a new study finds. A ...
Aral Sea, formerly the third largest lake in the world, with an area of 68,000 km 2 (26,300 sq mi) Lake Chad, formerly the eleventh largest lake in the world, with an area of 26,000 km 2 (10,000 sq mi) Lake Urmia, formerly with an area of 5,200 km 2 (2,000 sq mi), but down to a tenth that size in 2017. It has since increased in area under a ...
At its maximum in 1986, the lake had an area of 3,500 km 2 (1,400 sq mi). During the years that followed, the surface area steadily decreased until 1994, when the lake disappeared completely. The time period between 1975 and 1992 was the longest period in recent times when the lake had a continuous water body.
The Great Salt Lake is shrinking rapidly and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says. JESSE BEDAYN. September 6, 2023 at 5:06 PM ... citing past instances of lakes drying up across the world.
The image from July 6, 2000 shows a full lake with a deep shade of blue. The photos from 2021 and 2022 show significantly less water with a lighter shade of blue and light-colored…