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Where Did the Water Meant for Lake Urmia Go?
Lake Urmia’s retreat has exposed vast salt flats in northwestern Iran. Its decline reflects both a changing climate and decisions about how water is used for farming across the watershed. -
Has Lake Chad Really Disappeared?
Lake Chad shrank dramatically in the past, but its story is not one of steady disappearance. Its changing shoreline reshapes farmland, fishing grounds, pasture, and daily life across four countries. -
When a Lake Disappears, Its Bed Takes to the Sky: How the Shrinking Great Salt Lake Is Changing Ecosystems and Air
As the Great Salt Lake shrinks, its exposed bed changes more than the shoreline. Rising salinity threatens a vital food web, while windblown dust may carry lakebed sediments toward nearby communities.
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