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Climate change could turn some blue lakes to green or brown

Scientists analyzed more than 85,000 lakes worldwide in the first global tally of lake color

A clear blue lake in a forest

Roughly one-third of the world’s lakes are blue, but rising temperatures could change that.

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By Jennifer Schmidt

- More than 2 years ago

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Some picturesque blue lakes may not be so blue in the future, thanks to climate change.