New research shows Canadian lakes are in hot water over climate change.
A survey of 143 different studies has found lakes everywhere are getting warmer, shallower and more subject to toxic algae blooms.
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Researchers say cold-water fish like lake trout are being pushed aside by others, such as smallmouth bass.
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They found lakes in northern latitudes like Canada’s are experiencing the most rapid changes.
And they say those changes are driven by more ice-free days and greater evaporation.
The paper was published in the journal Bioscience.
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