Lake Powell In US Has Almost Lost All Its Water, All In The Matter Of Only 9 Months

Climate change continues to wreak havoc and if things don't change soon, it could get worse for the mankind given the speed at which our glaciers are shrinking and rapidly rising temperatures across the world. Another example of accelerating climate change is Lake Powell in the United States. The lake’s water levels have shrunk to its lowest levels since the lake was created in 1963 by damming the Colorado river, all in the matter of nine months.

Pictures of the lake went viral as soon as it got shared.

Water levels at Lake Powell have dipped below a critical threshold threatening the source of power that millions of people across seven US states rely on for electricity, a report in the Dailymail said.

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Lowest since the 1980s

The level of the lake is the lowest since Lake Powell reached 1,127 meters (3,700 feet) in the 1980s, and could drop by another two or three feet before April, a report in the Salt Lake Tribune said.

Glaciers are melting

Few days ago, a giant chunk of ice in Antarctica collapsed in March, scientists said. The Conger Ice Shelf in Antarctica that spans approximately 1200 square kilometres disintegrated in March when temperatures had jumped to -12 degrees Celsius - about 40 degrees warmer than is usual. For comparison sake, Delhi NCR spans across 1484 square kilometres.

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Climate changes are increasingly putting frozen worlds like Antarctica in the spotlight. In fact, this year, Antarctica would set a record for lowest sea-ice extent, implying that the area of ocean covered by sea ice around Antarctica has never been so thin.

Earth's ecosystems reaching a point of no recovery from climate change?

Climate-related news for Earth only spells doom and gloom. Now, it appears that many parts of Earth are quickly approaching the limits of their ability to adapt to climate change, Scientific American reported in February.Usually climate change is misunderstood as a phenomenon that will affect nature in exclusion.

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Non-believers of climate change think climate change wouldn't affect them, and that's exactly what the upcoming report will try to change.According to Debra Roberts, co-chair of the IPCC Working Group II, the new report will explicitly highlight how climate change affects human and ecosystems on Earth.?

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