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Salton Trough
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Salton Trough

Along the border of Mexico and the U.S., a geologically and tectonically complex area serves as a visual reference point for astronauts on the International Space Station.

Published Jul 29, 2013

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Phytoplankton Blooms in the Black Sea
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Phytoplankton Blooms in the Black Sea

Published Jun 26, 2006

Water Color

Drought in California’s Central Valley
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Drought in California’s Central Valley

Dark brown squares mark fields that would ordinarily support irrigated crops in California’s Central Valley in this vegetation image. In 2009, a lack of water meant that the crops were not growing well or the fields lay fallow.

Published Aug 16, 2009

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Dead Sea
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Dead Sea

In the Jordan rift valley, the continents of Africa and Asia are pulling apart from each other, and the land in between has been subsiding for millennia. The sinking has created the Dead Sea.

Published Dec 25, 2005

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Levee Break Floods Central California
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Levee Break Floods Central California

Published Jun 10, 2004

Floods

Shrinking Shoreline of the Salton Sea
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Shrinking Shoreline of the Salton Sea

California’s largest lake is shrinking, and an unusual combination of conservation, drought, and water laws may someday take it away.

Published Oct 9, 2015

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California Reservoirs Rise from Drought to Deluge
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California Reservoirs Rise from Drought to Deluge

Reservoirs, lakes, and mountainsides are brimming with water and snow, though scientists caution that underground aquifers are a long way from having the same bounty.

Published Apr 21, 2017

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Aral Sea 2011
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Aral Sea 2011

Once the world’s fourth largest lake, the rapidly shrinking Aral Sea has fragmented into four bodies of water. The Southern Aral Sea and Tsche-Bas Gulf show the most dramatic change in 2011.

Published Sep 11, 2011

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Dalmatian Coastline near Split, Croatia
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Dalmatian Coastline near Split, Croatia

This astronaut photo from April 9, 2009, shows the Dalmatian coastline of the Adriatic Sea around Split, Croatia.

Published May 4, 2009

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A River Renewed
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A River Renewed

A one-time pulse of water is bringing a burst of new life to the lower Colorado River.

Published May 1, 2014

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Blooms in the Sea of Marmara
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Blooms in the Sea of Marmara

Freshened surface water and abundant nutrients lead to an explosion of algae in the inland sea.

Published May 31, 2015

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Sor Kaydak, Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan
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Sor Kaydak, Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan

Salt and algae color the landscape and water around this marsh that lies below global sea level.

Published Jun 11, 2012

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Amistad Reservoir
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Amistad Reservoir

Published Sep 1, 2003

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