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|  | | Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine
The mountains of southeastern California are home to a large rare-earth element mine. | |
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|  | | Low Water Level on Lake Kariba
As water dropped to critically low levels, electricity production suffered and power outages plagued Zimbabwe and Zambia. | |
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|  | | Muddy Water and a Wide Floodplain
The mighty Amazon River carries a huge amount of sediment and occasionally delivers muddy water to nearby lakes. | |
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|  | | Potosí and Cerro Rico
The Bolivian mining city—one of the highest cities in the world—grew at the foot of an eroded volcano riddled with silver. | |
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|  | | Floods Swamp Australia's Northern Territory
Days of rain have swollen rivers and lakes in the sparsely populated territory. | |
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|  | | Flooded Rice Fields in Louisiana
The low-lying alluvial plain of the Mississippi River Valley is home to much of the nation's rice farms. | |
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|  | | For the Longest Time
Tropical Cyclone Freddy, an unusually long-lived storm, wandered in the Indian Ocean for more than a month. | |
