Drying Lakebeds Are Releasing Massive Amounts of Carbon, Study Finds

研究发现，干涸的湖床正在释放大量的碳

来源: sciencealert.com | 主题: Earth | 评论: 12

时间: on Saturday July 25, 2026 @06:00PM

"In many parts of the world, lakes are drying out at a scale so massive that scientists are warning they may be emitting enough greenhouse gases to rival our fossil fuel habit," reports ScienceAlert : In a new study published in Science , scientists say the Aral Sea — the world's largest desiccated lake — has emitted a whopping 204 megatons (~225 million US tons) of carbon dioxide since it was drained in the 1960s... The study estimates that between 1960 and 2022, the evaporating sea has released 204 megatons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, based on site surveys and core samples collected from across the dry lakebed... The new study suggests that rehydrating the entire basin could come with enormous benefits to the environment, not just within the sea itself, but at a global level.

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