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News Release 15-148
Lakes around the world rapidly warming
Freshwater ecosystems threatened, including fisheries and water resources
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Ice on Lake Vortsjarv in Estonia. Ice-covered lakes warm faster than those with open water.
Credit: T.Noges
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Seals in Russia's Lake Baikal are a species that will be affected by lake warming.
Credit: S. Gabdurakhamanov, CC-BY-2.0
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A buoy on Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border continuously tracks the lake environment.
Credit: J. Lenters
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Scientists take water samples from Trout Lake in northern Wisconsin.
Credit: Tim Kratz
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A fish known locally as the "migebuka" is a main species caught in Africa's Lake Tanganyika.
Credit: Catherine O'Reilly
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Researchers study Lake Tanganyika's health, looking for effects of warming on the lake ecosystem.
Credit: Catherine O'Reilly
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