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In a River Delta Far, Far Away
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In a River Delta Far, Far Away

Tens of millions of small lakes dot frigid tundra landscapes in the Arctic—like the swampy Yana River Delta.

Published Jul 28, 2018

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Satellites Size Up Bubbles of Methane in Lake Ice
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Satellites Size Up Bubbles of Methane in Lake Ice

Synthetic Aperture Radar is offering scientists a new way to measure how much of the potent greenhouse gas is bubbling up from frozen Arctic lakes.

Published Jul 14, 2020

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A Great Freeze Over the Great Lakes
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A Great Freeze Over the Great Lakes

Ice cover surpassed 80 percent for the first time in 20 years.

Published Feb 21, 2014

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Liverpool Bay and Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula, Canada
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Liverpool Bay and Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula, Canada

Acquired September 2, 2000, this natural-color image shows the area around Liverpool Bay in Canada’s Northwest Territories.

Published Aug 21, 2011

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Wintertime on the Great Lakes
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Wintertime on the Great Lakes

Snow cover lingered in the Great Lakes region on February 16, 2008. Against the backdrop of snowy ground appear the deep blue waters of the Great Lakes and nearby water bodies. In this wintertime shot, the lakes are relatively ice-free, except for Lake Erie.

Published Feb 20, 2008

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Shades of Blue on the Greenland Ice Sheet
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Shades of Blue on the Greenland Ice Sheet

When it comes to the blue hue of meltwater lakes, darker means deeper; satellites can help scientists discover just how deep.

Published Sep 9, 2015

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Ice-Free Crater Lakes on Ungava Peninsula
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Ice-Free Crater Lakes on Ungava Peninsula

Usually the lake within Pingualuit Crater freezes by mid-September. In 2012, its circular blue surface still appeared to be free of ice in late-November.

Published Nov 29, 2012

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Newly Discovered Antarctic Lakes
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Newly Discovered Antarctic Lakes

Across the rippling, crevassed whitescape of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, two unusual shapes appear in this grayscale satellite image of the frozen continent.

Published Feb 4, 2006

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Ice on the Great Lakes
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Ice on the Great Lakes

The extent of ice on North America's Great Lakes is past its annual peak, but remains above the average maximum extent.

Published Mar 18, 2015

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Toshka Lakes, Southern Egypt
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Toshka Lakes, Southern Egypt

Between 2002 and 2012, water levels dropped significantly in these manmade lakes in the Sahara.

Published Jul 16, 2012

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A Clear Spring View of the Great Lakes
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A Clear Spring View of the Great Lakes

The spring thaw is underway in the Great Lakes region of North America.

Published Mar 27, 2019

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Icy Lake Erie
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Icy Lake Erie

Lake Erie is usually the first to freeze over because it is shallower than the other Great Lakes.

Published Feb 18, 2018

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Great, Warm Lakes
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Great, Warm Lakes

Just a few months after an unusually warm winter with minimal ice, the surface temperatures of the lakes are now near or above records.

Published Jul 16, 2020

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Great Lakes, Not so Great Ice
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Great Lakes, Not so Great Ice

Warm air prevailed in the 2019-2020 winter season, preventing much ice from forming on the lakes.

Published Feb 20, 2020

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The Icy Origins of the Finger Lakes
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The Icy Origins of the Finger Lakes

Huge sheets of ice carved out the U-shaped valleys that hold New York’s Finger Lakes. When they retreated north about 10,000 years ago, glaciers left deposits of gravel that dammed streams and caused the depressions to become lakes.

Published Nov 30, 2013

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Australia’s Disappearing Lakes Disappear Even More
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Australia’s Disappearing Lakes Disappear Even More

The Menindee Lakes in New South Wales are facing extremely low water levels.

Published Feb 26, 2019

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Jewel-Toned Lakes of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
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Jewel-Toned Lakes of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Acquired November 10, 2010, this natural-color image shows assorted lakes of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in iridescent hues of blue, green, and teal.

Published Nov 26, 2010

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Beysehir and Egirdir
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Beysehir and Egirdir

Two of the largest freshwater lakes in Turkey sit on the Anatolia Plateau.

Published Jan 26, 2020

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Frozen Lake Erie
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Frozen Lake Erie

Nearly 90 percent of the lake was ice-covered on January 9, 2014.

Published Jan 15, 2014

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Persistent Ice on Lake Superior
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Persistent Ice on Lake Superior

Ice cover on the world’s largest freshwater lake remains significantly above average for mid-April.

Published Apr 24, 2014

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Ice on Lake Erie
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Ice on Lake Erie

In early January, ice covered most of the lake and prevented the formation of extensive lake-effect clouds.

Published Jan 10, 2018

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Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
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Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina

Where some of the park’s most notable glaciers end, a series of colorful glacial lakes begin.

Published Jun 11, 2019

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Great Slave Lake: Where the Mackenzie River Begins
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Great Slave Lake: Where the Mackenzie River Begins

North America’s largest northward flowing river gets its start at Great Slave Lake in Canada’s Northwest Territories.

Published Nov 28, 2015

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Changing Face of Lake Erie
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Changing Face of Lake Erie

Lake Erie’s shallowness not only makes it more prone to fluctuating water levels, but also enables this lake to freeze and thaw more readily than its neighbors.

Published Mar 16, 2007

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