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America’s second largest reservoir — Lake Powell — is disappearing
As water levels plummet to 45% in America’s second-largest reservoir, new islands appear – and fears grow for a waterway that serves 40 million people
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This Dutch City Has an Unusual Approach to Flood Control
Nijmegen is making room for its river and a new identity.
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New Evidence May Solve Mystery of America’s Huge Ancient City
Mississippi floods shaped the rise and fall of the prehistoric metropolis known as Cahokia.
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Barack Obama’s water war
The Obama administration announced new protections Wednesday for thousands of waterways and wetlands, pushing ahead despite a fierce counterattack from powerhouse industries like agriculture, oil and home-building — and their supporters in Congress...
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The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji
Centuries-old bridges, grown from tangled roots
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Jacobite Steam Train
The Jacobite steam train crosses the river Lochy as it departs Fort William, Scotland. June 2, 2015.
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Poison Prison
Is toxic dust sickening inmates locked up in coal country?
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American companies are polluting one of the most contaminated rivers in Mexico — and getting away with it
A young woman defies death threats to confront factories contaminating the second largest river in Mexico. Despite reports of the toxic state of the river, Fusion Investigates reveals no fine has been recorded against companies illegally dumping poisonous waste into the area.
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Use It or Lose It
High in the Rocky Mountains, snowmelt fills a stream that trickles down into Ohio Creek and then onward toward the Upper Gunnison River. From there, it tumbles through the chasms of the Black Canyon, joining the Colorado River, filling the giant Lake Powell reservoir, and, one day, flowing to Los Angeles. But before the water gets more than a few miles off the mountain, much of this stream is diverted into dirt ditches used by ranchers along the Ohio Creek Valley.
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Wild beaver gives birth in England
A female from the first wild beaver colony in England for hundreds of years has given birth to at least two young.
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Here’s Why Scientists Want to Flood the Grand Canyon
Without sediment flowing through the canyon, it loses sandbars vital to the river ecosystem.
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Texas alligator attack: Man killed in Orange County - CNN.com
A man who apparently mocked alligators, then jumped in the water -- despite warning signs -- is dead after being attacked in Texas.
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California’s 50,000 Pot Farms Are Sucking Rivers Dry
Each plant takes five gallons of water a day from legal and illegal water diversions.
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"In The Forest" by Olga Orlova
This artwork is Ms. Orlova's oldest submission on her ArtStation page...
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A collection of pictures I have of Norway.
Another few pictures I just have lying around.
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Learn to Row in Rochester NY - Genesee Rowing Club
Adults of any age or athletic ability can learn to row. The Genesee Rowing Club offers learn to row events, on the water rowing classes in spring summer and fall, and indoor tank classes during winter. We row on the Genesee River and the Erie Canal in Rochester, New York. We look forward to seeing you on the water!
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Dry conditions mean lowest July river flow rates since 2001
Sandbar sightings and exposed banks are indications of the slowest July water flow rates in the North Saskatchewan River in 14 years. Alberta Environment and Parks spokesman Jason Penner blamed a lack of precipitation through the winter and dry spring.
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Dozens of sturgeon found dead in Columbia River
Washington Fish and Wildlife officials have received repeated reports of dead sturgeon this week on the Columbia River, but the exact cause of death remains a mystery.
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Can Rewilding Bring Nature Back to Modern Britain?
Rewilding Britain aims to deliver a more dynamic countryside. The author is a zealous participant in a growing movement. By Isabella Tree.
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How the West Overcounts its Water Supplies
There’s even less than people think there is.
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