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Iraq Reservoirs Plunge to Low Levels
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A multi-year drought has put extra strain on farmers and water managers in the Middle Eastern country.

Nov 19, 2025
Reservoirs Dwindle in South Texas
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Drought in the Nueces River basin is reducing reservoir levels, leaving residents and industry in the Corpus Christi area facing…

Nov 18, 2025
Antarctic Sea Ice Saw Its Third-Lowest Maximum
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Sea ice around the southernmost continent hit one of its lowest seasonal highs since the start of the satellite record.

Nov 17, 2025
The Erie Canal Turns 200
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The colossal project created a valuable connection between the U.S. interior and the Atlantic Ocean when it opened in October…

Sep 28, 2025
Land of Many Waters and Much Sediment
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The Guiana Shield’s rugged terrain shapes Guyana’s waterways, but mining has altered their clarity.

Sep 25, 2025
A Giant Iceberg’s Final Drift
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After a long, turbulent journey, Antarctic Iceberg A-23A is signaling its demise as it floats in the South Atlantic.

Sep 24, 2025
Arctic Sea Ice Ties for 10th-Lowest on Record
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Satellite data show that Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 10, 2025.

Sep 18, 2025
Cooper Creek Replenishes Lake Eyre
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Another major tributary reached the Australian outback lake in 2025, extending the months-long flood of the vast, ephemeral inland sea.

Sep 17, 2025
Australia’s Howick River
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Winding across the Jeannie catchment in northern Queensland, the river sustains diverse ecosystems on its way to the Coral Sea.

Sep 16, 2025
Greenland Ice Sheet Gets a Refresh
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A moderately intense season of surface melting left part of the ice sheet dirty gray in summer 2025, but snowfall…

Sep 12, 2025
Braided River in Tibet Redraws Its Channels
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Images spanning nearly four decades reveal the shapeshifting nature of the Yarlung Zangbo River as it flows across the Tibetan…

Sep 2, 2025
An Explosive Beginning for Lake Bosumtwi
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An asteroid that struck the rainforest in Africa around 1 million years ago created Ghana’s only natural lake.Â

Aug 29, 2025
Rokan River Painted by the Tides
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Tides and sediment form brushstroke-like patterns across the river estuary in eastern Sumatra.

Aug 26, 2025
Fleeting Glimpse of Rare Snow
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A short-lived storm dropped some of the largest accumulations in decades on Australia’s Northern Tablelands.

Aug 6, 2025
A Glacial Lake’s Evolution
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The outlet of Berg Lake, dammed by the Steller Glacier in Alaska, has been reconfigured after decades of ice retreat.

Aug 3, 2025
Sweeping Vistas Above the Great Salt Lake
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The lake in northwestern Utah displays striking red and green waters that contrast with the region’s surrounding desert, salt flats,…

Aug 2, 2025
Antarctic Iceberg Downsizes
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Iceberg A-23A continued to lose sizable pieces of ice during the 2025 austral winter, but it remained the planet’s largest…

Aug 1, 2025
Múlajökull Glacier and Its Palette of Lakes
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Glacial retreat in central Iceland has uncovered an undulating topography riddled with colorful bodies of water.

Jul 29, 2025