Global warming is causing incredible phenomena around the planet like this one we are going to talk about. The Caspian Sea is the largest body of liquid water located inland from everyone in the world. However, because of global warming, it is slowly but steadily evaporating over the past two decades.
The increase in temperatures associated with climate change and global warming is causing the Caspian Sea to lose a large volume of water. What consequences can this have?
Study on the Caspian Sea
Water levels in the Caspian Sea dropped almost 7 centimeters per year from 1996 to 2015, or almost 1,5 meters in total, according to the results of the new research. The current level of the Caspian Sea is only 1 meter above the lowest historical level reached in the late 1970s.
This evaporation of water from the Caspian Sea has been associated with much higher than normal air temperatures at the sea surface. The study data reveal that the temperatures of the Caspian Sea increased by one degree between two periods considered between the years 1979-1995 and 1996-2015.
Consequences of global warming
The consequences of the increase in temperatures caused by global warming result in a loss of a large volume of this saltwater lake and the decline that the species that inhabit it will suffer as the planet's temperatures increase more.
The Caspian Sea is surrounded by five nations and contains abundant natural resources and diverse wildlife. It is also an important source of fishing for the surrounding countries. So its decline it will have repercussions in the future.
It is incredible to see how global warming is able to evaporate the seas that have remained there for millions of years and in just a few centuries is disappearing.