geography of the united states
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The West’s Megadrought Has Ruined Some of the Most Iconic Trout Fishing in the U.S.
If you’re planning to go fishing in Yellowstone National Park this summer, you better head out there in the early morning, because starting on Saturday, the park will be closing all fishing in rivers and streams each day from 2 p.m. until sunrise.
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This Carved Snake May Have Been the Staff of a Stone Age Shaman
Archaeologists in Finland have uncovered a remarkable wooden snake figurine that possibly belonged to a Stone Age shaman.
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Lake Mead’s Water Supply Has Dropped to the Lowest Level Since the Hoover Dam Was Built
A severe drought gripping parts of the western United States has caused Lake Mead’s water supply to dip to historically low levels this week, threatening a vital source of drinking water in a region that has been plagued by near continual drought conditions for decades.
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Trump’s Unfinished Border Wall Could Worsen Texas Flooding
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s border wall loomed large in American consciousness throughout his campaign and presidency — and wreaked a path of ecological destruction as he raced to fulfil his promise to build it. And while Joe Biden has halted construction on the wall, what has been built (or more accurately, what hasn’t) is…