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Ancient soda lakes could reveal how life began on Earth
The earliest days of Earth held secrets that scientists are still trying to uncover. One of the greatest mysteries is how ...
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How an ancient California lake became a ‘death trap’ for birds
along the California-Oregon border. The die-off is centered at Tule Lake, an ancient, volcanic lake in Siskiyou and Modoc counties. It’s one of six federal refuges designed to provide sanctuary ...
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An ancient lake has reemerged at Death Valley National Park
The remnants of an ancient lake are still visible in Death Valley ... an event that prompted the first tropical storm watch in California's history -- led to the pooling of several inches of ...
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Why an ancient lake that reemerged at Death Valley National Park will stick around
An ancient lake that reemerged at Death Valley National ... that several rounds of extreme rain have poured through Southern California, according to officials. Death Valley's famed Badwater ...
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The Fight Over California’s Ancient Water
In Ng’s lab and others like it, these ancient water molecules ... the dam that created Lake Havasu. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California both lobbied for and funded the dam ...
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Death Valley, where an ancient lake has re-emerged in the US' driest place
The ancient lake at Badwater Basin, which lies 282ft (85.95m) below sea level, evaporated tens of thousands of years ago – long before the so-called 1849-ers arrived in California to pan for gold.
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A stunning — but fleeting — lake has formed in California's Death Valley
A huge, salty lake is currently sitting in Badwater Basin in the middle of California's Death Valley ... and home to vast salt flats left behind from an ancient lake. Where there's water, there's ...