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- January 24, 2016
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A Lake in Bolivia Evaporates, and With It a Way of Life
Lake Poopó was officially declared evaporated in December, forcing many people to leave the area.
Storms and microbes are behind the mystery of the wandering stones
The ‘sailing’ stones of Death Valley in California are famous for apparently moving by themselves, with the phenomenon not being exclusive to this North American desert but also occurring in Spain, in the Manchego lagoon Altillo Chica. Researchers have observed that wind from winter storms generates currents that can push the stones over a surface colonized by microbes. Then once the water has vanished, the mysterious trail is left on the dry bottom of the lagoon.
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