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Studies show that Louisiana is sinking at a rate of eight to ten millimetres per year
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Losing Louisiana: the sinking state

Aug 08, 2017
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The southern US state is sinking twice as fast as previously thought, with human mismanagement of its coast being held largely to blame
The sudden retreat of the Kaskawulsh glacier has caused the water flowing into the Slims River to dramatically recede
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The river stolen by climate change

Jun 03, 2017
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What impact could an unprecedented incident of ‘river piracy’ have on Canada’s Yukon territory?
Lake Monona, Wisconsin, USA, one of hundreds of lakes gradually becoming more salty due to nearby roads
Water

Gritty drama: America’s lakes are getting saltier

May 12, 2017
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Last winter’s cold conditions contributed a further influx of road salt into the USA’s lakes. New evidence suggests that these environments are suffering from increased salinity
The Chicago river is one of the region’s major sources of clean water, but it’s now threatened by Asian carp
Water

Against the flow: halting invasive carp

May 06, 2017
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As one of America’s biggest cities, supplying clean drinking water to Chicago has been a top priority. But the grand infrastructure visions are providing opportunities for invasive Asian carp 
Porto Marghera, which shares its waters with Venice's canals, is due for a €72million clean-up campaign
Water

Cleaning Venice

Mar 25, 2017
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After years of inaction, could the clean-up of the Venice lagoon finally be underway?
The Taj Mahal on the banks of the Yamuna river, one of two Indian rivers to be given a new legal status
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India’s Ganges and Yamuna rivers recognised as living entities

Mar 21, 2017
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Following the recent success of New Zealand’s Whanganui river, India’s Ganges river and Yamuna river become the second and third in the world to be granted the legal rights of human beings
Altitude sickness: cleaning up Lake Titicaca
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Altitude sickness: cleaning up Lake Titicaca

Feb 25, 2017
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After decades of neglect, a major clean-up of Lake Titicaca is underway, but will it be sufficient?
Cichlid fish, despite sharing a habitat, are evolving separately
Water

Darwin’s puddle

Jul 27, 2016
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Blue and yellow fish living in a small lake in Tanzania are helping scientists understand basic mechanics of evolution
Woodberry Wetlands: London’s new wildlife oasis
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Woodberry Wetlands: London’s new wildlife oasis

May 03, 2016
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Sir David Attenborough has opened a new nature reserve in London, a functioning reservoir, which has been hidden from the public for nearly 200 years
Brazil's Belo Monte dam complex will rank third in the world for installed capacity, but may also set a record for biodiversity loss
Water

Damming the world's mightiest rivers

Mar 15, 2016
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An ‘unprecedented boom’ in dam construction on three of the world’s largest rivers could have dire environmental consequences
NASA satellite images show the dried up basin of Lake Poopó
Water

Bolivia has lost an entire lake

Mar 02, 2016
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Lake Poopó in Bolivia, has rapidly dried up, decimating local communities. Where did the water go, and will it ever return?
Back from the dead
Water

Back from the dead

Jan 16, 2016
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Declared biologically dead in 1950s, the Thames is now home to hundreds of species of fish, seals, porpoises and more
Walkway over a peat bog in Finland
Water

In defence of bogs

Jun 05, 2015
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Bogs - the scourge of all walkers - rarely get any friendly publicity. However, Geographical explores how the boggy plant, sphagnum moss, is wooing biologists
Muddy Waters
Water

Muddy Waters

May 24, 2015
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England’s rivers are under the spotlight, after recent findings suggested only 17 per cent are in either good or high health
An increase in lake temperature could encourage algae bloom growth
Water

World’s lakes feeling the heat

Mar 19, 2015
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Temperatures in world’s lakes are rising, but data has been sparse. A Canadian-led effort has filled in the gaps
A geothermal pool within Yellowstone National Park
Water

After the tourists

Feb 21, 2015
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Yellowstone National Park is home to some astounding geothermal pools. These colourful natural phenomena occur due to interaction between underwater hot vents and bacteria that grow in lawns across the pools
Water being released from Morelos Dam in the first environmental release of water to the Colorado River Delta
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Engineered water pulse ‘greens’ Colorado delta

Jan 05, 2015
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A controlled water release from the Morelos Dam has revived vegetation on the Colorado River delta
A beach on Ometepe Island, a twin volcano island rising out of Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua
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Nicaragua canal construction begins

Dec 17, 2014
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The controversial rival to the Panama canal is set to break ground on the beginning of a $50billion construction project, which will carve the country in two
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