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Bolivia: Lake Titicaca at dangerously low levels
Quick ReadBolivian authorities warn Titicata, world's highest lake, at dangerously low level
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Evaporation blamed on global warming has reduced Lake Titicaca, one of the world's highest navigable lakes, to its lowest level since 1949, authorities said Thursday.
Diminished rainfall and a rise in solar radiation have in the past four years led to critically low water levels that now threaten fish spawning areas and plant life, the Lake Titicaca Authority said in...
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