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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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Potosà and Cerro Rico
The Bolivian mining cityâone of the highest cities in the worldâgrew 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.
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