News Headline
Climate change could cause ‘irreversible impacts’ to lake ecosystems
Source
World Economic Forum
Publication Date
2021-04-21
New research shows that lake “stratification periods” – a seasonal separation of water into layers – will last longer in a warmer climate. These longer periods of stratification could have “far-reaching implications” for lake ecosystems, the paper says, and can drive toxic algal blooms, fish die-offs and increased methane emissions.