Earth’s largest inland body of water has been slowly evaporating for the past two decades due to rising temperatures associated with climate change.

A new study finds, evaporation will have the biggest impact on the northern portion of the Caspian Sea because most of the water in that area is less than 5 meters (16 feet) deep. If the current trend of a 7-centimeter decrease per year continues, it would take around 75 years for the northern part of the sea to disappear.

Journal reference: Geophysical Research Letters

Farinaz Pouyandeh

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