hydrology
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Utah’s Great Salt Lake Dwindles to New Record Low
The only thing protecting the state of Utah from toxic, arsenic-filled dust storms is the expanse of saline water known as the Great Salt Lake. But bad news: The lake is rapidly drying up. It’s currently sitting at its lowest recorded water level ever, which was first recorded on Sunday.
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Dead Fish Are Nearly All That’s Left of a Lake in Drought-Stricken Chile
Chile’s freshwater sources — and the people who depend on them — are in trouble.
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A 1,000-Year-Old Irrigation System in Spain Is Getting a New Life
Researchers in Spain’s arid Southeast are working to restore Islamic-era acequias, canals that form an irrigation system in Andalucia’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Drought Exposes an Underwater ‘Ghost’ Village in Spain
In Spain, a modern-day Atlantis has become visible — and it’s a particularly depressing sign of climate change.