Over half of the world's lakes are drying out, study warns

Over half of the world's lakes are drying out, study warns

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More than half of the world's largest lakes and reservoirs are losing water — and climate change and human consumption are the main drivers, a new large-scale study warns. Why it matters: About one-quarter of the world's population, or 2 billion people, lives in the basin of a drying lake —…

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