File:Understanding Evaporation in Lake Levels.jpg
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English: The Great Lakes contain 20 percent of the world’s surface fresh water and provide 35 million people with drinking water. Their immense size has led many to perceive them as unresponsive to climate change. Researchers have found that between 1998 to 2014, water levels dropped in the Great Lakes to the longest low-level period in over 100 years. Then in 2016, water levels recovered in Lake Huron, jumping more than three feet after 12 days of rain.
Where is the water going in the Great Lakes? Precipitation is one driver of year-to-year fluctuations, but scientists suspected another cause. After observing evaporation in the Great Slave Lake, an extensive lake in northern Canada, scientists had a hunch evaporation may also play a major role in the Great Lakes’ water cycle. Understanding how evaporation works and what it contributes to lake-level changes would provide insight on where lake levels are headed in the long term. Click here to learn more: earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/sensing-our-planet/to-the-lighth... Caption: This aerial view shows Spectacle Reef Light on the northwest side of Lake Huron, 11 miles east of Bois Blanc Island. Image Credit: Courtesy US Coast Guard |
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| Author | NASA Goddard Photo and Video |
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