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Scientists sound the alarm after discovering drastic changes in once-pristine lakes: 'Across a tipping point'

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A new study shows that Greenland 's pristine lakes are "across a tipping point" Researchers monitored the changes to Arctic lakes in Greenland over the course of 10 years .

Extreme weather and climate change have pushed some of these pristine lakes to "brown" As they browned, light penetration of the lakes was reduced by 50% .

Once these lakes stopped trapping gases, they were less helpful in storing planet-warming carbon.

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