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U.S. lakes face shrinking water levels, toxic pollution, and climate pressures, threatening ecosystems and millions of people.

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Nearly half of the world's large lakes have lost resilience, or the ability to bounce back after an abrupt disturbance, in recent decades, according to the first global assessment of long-term changes ...

The number of lakes on our planet has increased substantially in recent decades, according to a unique global survey of 3.4 million lakes. There has been a particular increase in the number of small ...

Lakes comprise only 2.2% of the global land surface area, yet they are extremely important natural resources that play a vital role in global hydrological and biological cycles 1,2. However, lakes are ...