News Headline

Caspian crisis: Sinking sea levels threaten biodiversity, economy and regional stability

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2020-12-23

Coastal nations are rightly worried about sea level rise, but in the countries around the Caspian Sea, over 100 million people are facing the opposite problem: an enormous drop in sea level. Technically, this sea is a land-locked lake, but it is the largest on the planet (371.000 km2), and quite salty. Since the '90s, the water level has been dropping a few centimeters every year.

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https://phys.org/news/2020-12-caspian-crisis-sea-threaten-biodiversity.html