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- — March 4, 2014
Saltwater Crocodiles Live in Rising Lake Enriquillo (Video)

Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic is one of few saltwater lakes known to support a population of crocodiles. Some say it is the only saltwater lake that does. The[…]

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- — February 28, 2014
Say What: Five Lakes With Funny Names

Prettyboy Reservoir One of three reservoirs that provides Baltimore with water, it contains 19 billion gallons of water at any given time. And supports about 2 million residents across four[…]

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- — February 3, 2014
Mexican Water Monster May be Extinct in Lake Xochimilco

In ancient times, Lake Xochimilco’s shallow freshwaters made for fertile crop land at its banks and perfect habitat for one of Mexico’s most storied creatures: the axolotl, better known as[…]

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- — January 30, 2014
Volcanic Lake Database Launches 28 Years After Nyos Disaster

The 1986 carbon dioxide release from Lake Nyos in Cameroon killed 1,700 people by some estimates. Others place the number higher. The unusual natural disaster was highly publicized, as people[…]

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