It took about a century for Middle Lake to give way to seepage, silt, invasive species, algae blooms, and drought until it finally dried up and became a wildland for kids to build forts on.

The dried lakebed is generating polluted dust from agricultural runoff, impacting nearby communities. A newly published study ...

This story appears in the March 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Tire tracks stretched across the flat lake bed to the horizon. We followed them in a Suzuki 4x4, looking for clues about ...

In the United States, Lake Mead lost two-thirds of its water during the 28-year period. The study also found that unsustainable human use dried up lakes including the Aral Sea in Central Asia and ...

A few years ago, two major lakes in the villages of Belahoda and Madaganur in Gadag district dried up, leaving residents thirsting for water, which push ...

If that water ever runs dry, the city is ready with its back-up plan. ”We also have a well ... the water supply at Choke Canyon Lake and at Lake Corpus Christi could run dry by March 2026.

A view of the partially dried-up pond after the main spring dried up inside the Achabal Mughal Garden in Anantnag south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Credit ...

[Kipsang Joseph, Standard] With people farming on the Satima escarpment, a critical catchment for Lake Ol Bollosat, the situation might become worse if nothing is done. The drying up of Lake Ol ...