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Dry and Dying: Images of Drought

By Stephanie Pappas, Live Science Contributor | July 16, 2012 05:26pm ET
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Somalia Drought

Somalia Drought

Credit: Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)

Dead livestock are scattered on the ground in drought-ridden Somalia in this 2006 photograph.

Drought in Kansas

Drought in Kansas

Credit: Nathan Sullivan, USGS

Drought conditions on the Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kansas in July 2012.

Dried-Up Lake

Dried-Up Lake

Credit: Carol J. VanDyke, USGS

Drought effects Lake Hartwell, South Carolina.

Drought-Striken Longhorn

Drought-Striken Longhorn

Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

A scrawny Longhorn in Big Bend Ranch State Park, West Texas. Lower-than-usual levels of vegetation have left both livestock and wildlife struggling to find food. [Read Full Story]

Dried Lakebed

Dried Lakebed

Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

Lake Travis, near Austin, Tex., at 46.5 feet (14 meters) lower than usual.

Uncovered Treasures

Uncovered Treasures

Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

Lost a cell phone? As Lake Travis dried, the receding waters revealed gadgets dropped by boaters.

Blood-Red Lake

Blood-Red Lake

Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

As water levels dropped in OC Fischer Reservoir west of San Angelo, Tex., bacteria took over the stagnant, low-oxygen water. These bacteria turned the lake the color of blood. Dead fish, unable to survive without oxygen, float in the blood-red lake.

Cracked Earth

Cracked Earth

Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

Dried ground in Buescher State Park near Smithville, Tex.

Before and After

Before and After

Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

Lake Texana between Houston and Corpus Christi. Above, normal conditions. Below, drought conditions.

Dead Fish in Texas

Dead Fish in Texas

Credit: Travis Dowell, U.S. Geological Survey

O.C. Fisher Reservoir near San Angelo, Texas has experienced major drought in recent years, as this 2011 photograph of dried-up fish reveals.

Dried Fish

Dried Fish

Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

Sun-bleached fish scattered along the edges of O.C. Fischer Reservoir. [Read Full Story]

Dry Delta

Dry Delta

Credit: Pete McBride, U.S. Geological Survey

The now-dry Colorado River delta branches into the Baja/Sonoran Desert just 5 miles north of the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. This photo was taken in 2009.

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Stephanie Pappas
Stephanie Pappas, Live Science Contributor

Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science. She covers the world of human and animal behavior, as well as paleontology and other science topics. Stephanie has a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has ducked under a glacier in Switzerland and poked hot lava with a stick in Hawaii. Stephanie hails from East Tennessee, the global center for salamander diversity. Follow Stephanie on Google+.

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Somalia Drought

Credit: Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)

Dead livestock are scattered on the ground in drought-ridden Somalia in this 2006 photograph.

Drought in Kansas

Credit: Nathan Sullivan, USGS

Drought conditions on the Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kansas in July 2012.

Dried-Up Lake

Credit: Carol J. VanDyke, USGS

Drought effects Lake Hartwell, South Carolina.

Drought-Striken Longhorn

Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

A scrawny Longhorn in Big Bend Ranch State Park, West Texas. Lower-than-usual levels of vegetation have left both livestock and wildlife struggling to find food. [Read Full Story]

Dried Lakebed

Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

Lake Travis, near Austin, Tex., at 46.5 feet (14 meters) lower than usual.

Uncovered Treasures

Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

Lost a cell phone? As Lake Travis dried, the receding waters revealed gadgets dropped by boaters.

Blood-Red Lake

Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

As water levels dropped in OC Fischer Reservoir west of San Angelo, Tex., bacteria took over the stagnant, low-oxygen water. These bacteria turned the lake the color of blood. Dead fish, unable to survive without oxygen, float in the blood-red lake.

Cracked Earth

Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

Dried ground in Buescher State Park near Smithville, Tex.

Before and After

Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

Lake Texana between Houston and Corpus Christi. Above, normal conditions. Below, drought conditions.

Dead Fish in Texas

Credit: Travis Dowell, U.S. Geological Survey

O.C. Fisher Reservoir near San Angelo, Texas has experienced major drought in recent years, as this 2011 photograph of dried-up fish reveals.

Dried Fish

Credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife

Sun-bleached fish scattered along the edges of O.C. Fischer Reservoir. [Read Full Story]

Dry Delta

Credit: Pete McBride, U.S. Geological Survey

The now-dry Colorado River delta branches into the Baja/Sonoran Desert just 5 miles north of the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. This photo was taken in 2009.

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