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Re:Satellites reveal widespread decline in global lake water... by gonzo41 on Friday May 19, 2023 @12:04PM (#36003532)
Earth isn't a closed system, we take in energy from the sun.
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Re:Satellites reveal widespread decline in global lake water... by jakswa on Friday May 19, 2023 @12:12PM (#36003609)
Also we slowly lose upper atmosphere to the solar winds, when the magnetic fields fail to deflect it enough.
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Re:Satellites reveal widespread decline in global lake water... by _Microft on Friday May 19, 2023 @01:03PM (#36004265)
That's not a problem. Closed systems can do that. If they additionally do not exchange energy with their environment they are called isolated systems.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_system

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolated_system

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