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Dust over the Hamoun Wetlands
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Dust over the Hamoun Wetlands

Straddling the borders of Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, the Hamoun Wetlands had long been an oasis in the otherwise arid landscape of Central Asia. By the turn of the twenty-first century, however, these wetlands were desiccated by irrigation and drought. In mid-May 2008, a dust storm arose from dry lake beds left behind by the once-moist wetlands.

Published May 19, 2008

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Wetland Damage Along the Gulf Coast
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Wetland Damage Along the Gulf Coast

This photo-like image of the Texas and Louisiana coasts shows the impact of Hurricane Ike’s powerful storm surge on coastal wetlands. Hurricane Ike came ashore bringing with it a wall of water that stretched from Galveston, Texas, across all of coastal Louisiana.

Published Oct 4, 2008

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Changes to the Saemangeum Estuary, South Korea
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Changes to the Saemangeum Estuary, South Korea

Satellite imagery illustrates the beginning of a land reclamation project that will transform one of the largest tidal estuaries along the Yellow Sea into farmland and a fresh-water reservoir.

Published May 17, 2007

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Davis Pond, Louisiana
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Davis Pond, Louisiana

Published Feb 6, 2004

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Floods in Afghanistan
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Floods in Afghanistan

Published Mar 8, 2005

Floods

Sediment Plume off the Louisiana Coast
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Sediment Plume off the Louisiana Coast

A pulse of flood water from the central United States spilled into the Gulf of Mexico.

Published Mar 9, 2018

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Cheyenne Bottoms in Drought
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Cheyenne Bottoms in Drought

Kansas wetlands dry out across two rain-scarce summers.

Published Oct 7, 2012

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Floods in Northern Argentina
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Floods in Northern Argentina

Published Apr 19, 2007

Floods

Mesopotamian Marshes
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Mesopotamian Marshes

The Al Hawizah Marshes comprise the largest remaining tract of wetlands in the Mesopotamian Marshlands of Iran and Iraq. In the last 10 years, damming and diversion of waters from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and draining of wetlands has led to a loss of 85% of wetlands that once covered about 20,000 square km (7,725 square miles).

Published Mar 3, 2002

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