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Lake Eyre Filling Peaks
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Lake Eyre Filling Peaks

By mid-June 2009, the rare filling of this lake in Australia’s Simpson Desert appeared to have reached its peak.

Published Jun 21, 2009

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A Tale of Contrasting Rift Valley Lakes
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A Tale of Contrasting Rift Valley Lakes

Long and short. Deep and shallow. Salty and fresh. Blue and brown. These are Africa’s Lake Tanganyika and Lake Rukwa.

Published Jun 20, 2019

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Rare Filling of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre
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Rare Filling of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre

Floodwaters have worked their way through a series of parched channels, watering holes, and lagoons to start filling the iconic Australian lake.

Published May 28, 2019

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High Water in Lake Disappointment
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High Water in Lake Disappointment

Rains from Tropical Cyclone Rusty raised water levels in Lake Disappointment in early March 2013.

Published Mar 4, 2013

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Lake Khuvsgul
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Lake Khuvsgul

The largest freshwater lake in Mongolia is known as the “sister” to Lake Baikal. Together they hold 20 percent of the fresh water on the planet.

Published Dec 18, 2017

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Mono Lake, California
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Mono Lake, California

Published Jan 13, 2008

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Lake Frome, South Australia
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Lake Frome, South Australia

Acquired on April 10, 2010, and and March 7, 2009, these natural-color images show changes in a central Australian saltpan, Lake Frome. In 2010, water has seeped into the salt lake, leaving standing water in some areas and muddying much of the ground surface.

Published Apr 14, 2010

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Flood Waters Reach Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre
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Flood Waters Reach Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre

The usually dry, inland lake in Australia came alive with color after flood waters arrived in the late summer of 2017.

Published Feb 27, 2017

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Floods along the Yangtze River
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Floods along the Yangtze River

Acquired June 23, 2011, and May 26, 2011, these false-color images show changes in Dongting and Poyang Lakes, comparing drought to flood conditions.

Published Jun 23, 2011

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Lake Eildon National Park
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Lake Eildon National Park

Published Oct 30, 2005

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A Surge of Blue and Green in Australia
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A Surge of Blue and Green in Australia

Big rain events in Queensland can alter the landscape for months as water—and then a carpet of vegetation—moves toward Lake Eyre.

Published Apr 3, 2019

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Red Lake Urmia
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Red Lake Urmia

When the water gets saltier in Iran’s largest lake, the microscopic inhabitants can turn the water dark red.

Published Jul 26, 2016

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Lake Natron, Tanzania
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Lake Natron, Tanzania

The lake is mostly inhospitable to life, except for a few species adapted to its warm, salty, and alkaline water.

Published May 8, 2017

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Visualizing the Highs and Lows of Lake Mead
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Visualizing the Highs and Lows of Lake Mead

In May 2016, the reservoir behind Hoover Dam reached its lowest level since the 1930s.

Published May 27, 2016

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Crater Lake National Park
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Crater Lake National Park

It one of the oldest parks in the United States, created in 1902 by President Theodore Roosevelt.

Published Jan 23, 2005

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Rains Water Australian Interior
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Rains Water Australian Interior

Acquired January 14, 2011, and December 29, 2010, these false-color images show changes to Australia’s interior caused by heavy rains.

Published Jan 14, 2011

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