Arctic Lake’s Ecosystem Changes After 1 Degree of Warming, Study Shows

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

It only took 1 degree Celsius of warming in the last 18 years to change the ecosystem in Canada’s Lake Hazen, which holds more water than any other lake in the high Arctic. The lake is becoming ice-free more often, allowing algae to grow, and contaminants like mercury are now getting into the water as well.

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