Topic: lakes

A sunken World War II-Era Higgins landing craft that used to be nearly 200 feet underwater is being revealed near the Lake Mead Marina as the waterline continues to lower on July 01, 2022 in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Climate change is evaporating lakes

Matthew Rozsa
Gritter maintenance tractor spreading de icing salt on asphalt road (Getty Images/Lubo Ivanko)

Road salt is polluting our water supply

Eric Schank
Farmers examine their catch from a human-made fish pond. On Kollerlu Lake, ponds such as this were once limited to the shoreline and shallows. (Monika Mondal / Undark)

India's vanishing freshwater lake

Monika Mondal - Undark
Algae floats on the surface of Lake Erie's Maumee Bay in Oregon, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (AP/Paul Sancya)

Climate change is destroying our lakes

Matthew McCandless