A study predicts significant expansion of Tibetan Plateau lakes by 2100 due to climate change, leading to major land loss and necessitating urgent environmental and economic adaptation strategies.
This expansion will result in significant land loss, affecting agriculture, habitats, and infrastructure, and necessitating urgent adaptive strategies to mitigate economic, environmental, and ecological impacts. The volume of water caught in these land-locked lakes is estimated to increase fourfold by 2100 according to the research by Dr. Iestyn Woolway of Bangor University and colleagues in China, Saudi Arabia, USA, and France.The increased lake surface area will also mean the loss of critical land area, for agriculture, human habitation, critical road and rail networks, and economic disruption.