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The Ups and Downs of Lake Chad
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Published November 25, 2017
The once-great lake has lost most of its water and now spans less than a tenth of the area it covered in the 1960s.
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Dudinka, USSR
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Published July 20, 2012
In 1966, a U.S. spy satellite captured this view of a Siberian transportation hub.
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The Aral Sea, Before the Streams Ran Dry
Published February 24, 2012
In 1964, it was the world's fourth largest lake. Thanks to irrigation projects, now it is mostly gone.
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