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We have already seen 1 great water body lose to human hubris : L̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶B̶a̶i̶k̶a̶l̶ (edit: Aral Sea).

Aral Sea volume (1960) - 1000 cubicKm

Lake Erie volume - 500 cubicKm

So yeah, If L̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶B̶a̶i̶k̶a̶l̶ (edit:Aral Sea) can go down, so can the great lakes.

Do you mean the Aral Sea? Lake Baikal has not been lost at all.

Ah this, is embarassing. Yes, I meant the Aral Sea.

edited to reflect error.

Lake Baikal is so large and ancient that it’s a major global hotspot for freshwater diversity, hosting entire families found nowhere else.