The Lake That Came Back: Ancient Waterway Returns After a Century

31st March, 2024 CHIRANJIT MITRA CHIRANJIT MITRA

[{"selector":"#anim-0da0db8b-1e02-4a97-a08c-7e332f485163 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-13.52525032025892%, 24.271844660194176%) scale(1.4854368932038835)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-024cf1a1-fde5-4c66-a07b-269da6080e2f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f87115be-9764-43ab-b53d-cc7137620dbc","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Get ready for a hydrological miracle! A lake that disappeared over a century ago has reappeared. Learn more

[{"selector":"#anim-a7986ef7-8c1c-4c47-ba37-75ca98e20b45 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(14.802951905325584%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ec024d59-34fc-4aee-b77a-8caee44f69a4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-505df403-4dac-4e74-8216-505db91e2df6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Location: California's Tulare Lakebed, once one of the largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi.

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