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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Lakes ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Blackwater' lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are now emitting ancient carbon into the atmosphere ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be nearing a tipping point. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B6hBaj73DQZZGA856TqpNG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blackwater lakes and rivers in the central Congo Basin are releasing carbon that is up to 3,500 years old.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial picture of blackwater near forested peatlands in the central Congo Basin.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pair of 'holy' islands in eerily green African lake hold centuries-old relics and mummified emperors — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2017 astronaut photo shows the islands of Dek and Daga lurking in the murky, algae-infested waters of Ethiopia's Lake Tana. Both islands are home to important monasteries, including the resting place of five mummified emperors. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3Ry5wdYuWh4Ko5CVg2ut5k-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dek (center) and Daga (lower right) are two of the islands located within the milky green waters of Ethiopia&#039;s Lake Tana. Both are home to important religious sites.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An astronaut photo of a large island and a smaller island in a milky green lake]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Life-size rock art points the way to oldest human inhabitants of Saudi Arabia — and the desert oases they used ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have discovered hundreds of rock art engravings that were carved by humans more than 12,000 years ago. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D7iPiHwSySQBYVofDFkXbE-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archaeologists discovered 62 rock art panels with 176 engravings of animals and humans. White tracing shows the oldest layer and different shades of blue show the overlaid etchings. The scale is 10 centimeters wide. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Overlapping life-sized camel and small gazelle engravings on a rock face, outlined in white and different shades of blue. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's hiding under Antarctica's ice? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent by size, so what's hiding under its massive sheaths of ice? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Antarctica]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Hashemi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jQ5aNpKurjcVUsSFTin2yk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Antarctica is home to around 20 million breeding pairs of penguins, like these Adelie penguins near Paulet Island on the Antarctic Peninsula. But what&#039;s below the ice these penguins waddle on every day? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A group of penguins dives from the ice into the water]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[  'A challenge and an opportunity for evolution': The extreme, hidden life thriving in Earth's most acidic and alkaline lakes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "The most acidic natural inland waters are the lakes that lie in the craters of volcanoes, like Kawah Ijen in Indonesia. These lakes are so rich in sulfuric acid that they may have a pH as low as 0.1. To put this in context, fresh battery acid has a pH of about 0.7. " ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 09:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Strayer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TRXNncXrLQcfaChtw4VqnP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The volcanic lake Kawah Ijen in Indonesia has a pH similar to battery acid. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sulfuric lake of Kawah Ijen Mountain&#039;s cauldron in the Banyuwangi Regency of East Java.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth from space: Trio of multicolor lakes look otherworldly in Africa's Great Rift Valley ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Three closely grouped lakes in Ethiopia's Great Rift Valley have distinctly different hues thanks to a combination of unique features. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:00:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6RqimGTP6ajcXJRYGByB2R-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Joshua Stevens/Landsat 8/NASA Earth Observatory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lake Shala (left), Lake Abijatta (center) and Lake Langano (right) each have a unique color.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of Lake Shala (blue), Lake Abijatta (green) and Lake Langano (yellow) captured by the Landsat 8 satellite on March 29.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ East Africa's Lake Nakuru almost doubled in size in 13 years — and that's bad news for flamingos ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/east-africas-lake-nakuru-almost-doubled-in-size-in-13-years-and-thats-bad-news-for-flamingos</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Africa's soda lakes are rising and it's decimating the cyanobacteria flamingos have evolved to eat, putting the species at risk of drastic declines if current trends continue. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:01:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:18:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aidan Byrne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rPx9ErDwGwj8ncrtP8WNNk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Flamingos in Lake Nakuru, Kenya.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Flamingos on the lake. Kenya. Africa. Nakuru National Park.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Europe's oldest known village teetered on stilts over a Balkan lake 8,000 years ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The village likely dates to the time of Europe's first farmers, who arrived from Anatolia about 8,000 years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:38:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WMQgrVNH5CcYmZKxvaDAED-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Nikolas Linke, EXPLO project, University of Bern]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Divers excavate underwater site at possible oldest village in the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[We see a diver at the lake floor, where there are lots of wooden sticks in the ground.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning 'ice pancakes' swirl on the surface of Scottish river ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wildlife experts recently captured footage of frozen discs, known as "ice pancakes," on the surface of a river in Scotland after an unusual cold snap. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 16:54:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUqNbnRsyKA8z4xnXZW5aS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Callum Sinclair/Scottish Invasive Species Initiative]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Unusual discs of frozen slush, known as &quot;ice pancakes,&quot; were recently spotted on the River Bladnoch in Scotland. The rare structures were created by unusually cold temperatures in the U.K. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Unusual discs of frozen slush, known as &quot;ice pancakes,&quot; were recently spotted on the River Bladnoch in Scotland. The rare structures were created by unusually cold temperatures in the U.K. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Unusual discs of frozen slush, known as &quot;ice pancakes,&quot; were recently spotted on the River Bladnoch in Scotland. The rare structures were created by unusually cold temperatures in the U.K. ]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trio of yellow, blue and green lakes in Ethiopia stuns in striking satellite image ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Landsat 8 satellite recently snapped a striking image of three closely situated lakes, each one a different color, in Ethiopia. The contrasting colors are caused by differences in water chemistry, depth and inhabiting wildlife. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6RqimGTP6ajcXJRYGByB2R-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Joshua Stevens/Landsat 8/NASA Earth Observatory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A satellite image of Lake Shala (blue), Lake Abijatta (green) and Lake Langano (yellow) captured by the Landsat 8 satellite on March 29.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of Lake Shala (blue), Lake Abijatta (green) and Lake Langano (yellow) captured by the Landsat 8 satellite on March 29.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant viruses are infecting algae in a floating lake in the Arctic ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Giant viruses infect tiny algae in a rare epishelf lake in the Arctic Ocean that's one of the last of its kind. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:26:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AgwGLadypP5SUCnycDFHm3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Denis Sarrazin, Centre for Northern Studies]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Milne Fiord epishelf lake in Neige Bay, Canada.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Milne Fiord epishelf lake in Neige Bay, Canada.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Submerged human corpses rise from drought-stricken Lake Mead ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than a decade of drought recently revealed long-submerged bodies in the depths of Lake Mead, a vast reservoir in Las Vegas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:52:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RbJKtuptzmCgY2KfZWsem6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rusted metal barrel, near the location of where a different barrel was found containing a human body, sits exposed on shore during low water levels due to the western drought at the Lake Mead Marina on the Colorado River in Boulder City, Nevada.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A rusted metal barrel, near the location of where a different barrel was found containing a human body, sits exposed on shore during low water levels due to the western drought at the Lake Mead Marina on the Colorado River in Boulder City, Nevada.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Viral video captures fish tumbling from planes in Utah ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Utah wildlife officials have restocked lakes in this way since the 1950s. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lv7Yqk292jXPMqDn4593HZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wildlife officials have found dropping fish from planes more effective than carrying them by foot to remote mountain lakes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Image of plane flying over a lake with a plume of water and fish gushing from the underside]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cause of mysterious bald eagle deaths found after 25 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have finally solved a 25-year-old mystery surrounding a neurodegenerative disease killing bald eagles and other lake animals in the U.S. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:16:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zZMj3UWfdwCQKDJGbaFk3h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bald eagles have been victims of a mysterious neurodegenerative disease at lakes across America over the last 25 years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bald eagles have been victims of a mysterious neurodegenerative disease at lakes across America over the last 25 years.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lakes beneath the Antarctic ice could be teeming with microbial life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Heat from the Earth's interior may help sustain life in this bizarre environment. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B9ZCzVnZgxrVYMjzhaMbZH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This photo of the Ellsworth Mountains, located near Subglacial Lake Ellsworth, was taken in December 2012.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of the Ellsworth Mountains, on transit to Subglacial Lake Ellsworth, December 2012]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 13-year-old dies of rare 'brain-eating' amoeba after swimming in Florida lake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Infections with this organism are almost universally fatal, with less than a 3% survival rate. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 20:58:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xHqNnm52JzFjUnsNCLMAoS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Naegleria fowleri, also known as the &quot;brain-eating&quot; amoeba]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Naegleria fowleri, also known as the &quot;brain-eating&quot; amoeba]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's causing mysterious 'ice rings' to form in the world's deepest lake? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Eddies under the ice appear to be causing these mysterious rings on Lake Baikal. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:00:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:17:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bc3VpJdPVQz77bXco66fHA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A satellite view of an ice ring on Lake Baikal. Is it the one true ring to rule them all?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite view of an ice ring on Lake Baikal. Is it the one true ring to rule them all?]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Strange 'Martian' Mineral Mounds Rise Up from Utah's Great Salt Lake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rare mounds of a crystalline mineral have emerged above the surface of Utah's Great Salt Lake, where they're expected to remain just a few months before disappearing again. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:21:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:17:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4hWRERDZtevL4vMizTY6Hj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mirabilite deposits often beneath the waters of the Great Salt Lake in winter, but this is the first time it has formed exposed mounds above the surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mirabilite deposits often beneath the waters of the Great Salt Lake in winter, but this is the first time it has formed exposed mounds above the surface.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Under Greenland's Glaciers, Dozens of Pristine, Jewel-Like Lakes Have Been Discovered ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hidden beneath Greenland’s Ice Sheet like an enormous necklace of sparkly blue and oddly shaped beads, scientists have discovered 56 previously unknown and gem-like lakes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:27:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ursW868VN3VCGeQkFA2oy8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The blue rivers and splotches are Greenland&#039;s surface meltwaters.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Greenland meltwater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Miles-Long Lake Pops Up in Death Valley ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A large lake just formed in the middle of North America's driest area ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:36:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:27:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mPNYpdYUax3mEkudvSX8wn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Following a storm, a miles-long lake formed in California&#039;s Death Valley National Park.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Following a storm, a miles-long lake formed in California&#039;s Death Valley National Park.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lake Ontario Facts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lake Ontario may be the smallest Great Lake, but its waters run deep. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 03:59:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 May 2024 12:39:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kim Ann Zimmermann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ed6SGrS7kHVDYwcdxqUFzU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A ferry from Kingston, on Lake Ontario&#039;s eastern end, to Wolfe Island.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wolfe Island ferry]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Great Facts About the Five Great Lakes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Great Lakes — Superior, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Erie — make up the largest body of fresh water on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 03:59:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:38:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kim Ann Zimmermann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4FgiJ7kNbLpmbjuHCXXrfJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of Niagara Falls (Horseshoe Falls) from the Canadian side.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Niagara Falls]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lake Huron Facts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lake Huron has the longest shoreline of the Great Lakes. It is the second largest by surface area and the third largest by volume of water. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 03:59:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:14:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kim Ann Zimmermann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vKTebCbc8fAxDU6oGwbgq3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ice floats on Lake Huron during a winter sunrise near Port Hope, Michigan.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lake Huron ice]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lake Superior: Facts About the Greatest Great Lake ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/31952-lake-superior.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The largest Great Lake is superior in more ways than one. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 03:54:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kim Ann Zimmermann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y63thtUgu66ZdnLmPYxc8B-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The moon rises at sunset at Split Rock Lighthouse, on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Split Rock Lighthouse, Lake Superior]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lake Erie Facts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lake Erie, the fourth largest Great Lake, is also famous for a battle in the War of 1812 and for the Erie Canal. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 03:41:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 May 2024 12:38:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kim Ann Zimmermann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yhk5czMJ5mURyoEXDJAhXH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cleveland, Ohio, viewed from Lake Erie.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cleveland, Ohio, viewed from Lake Erie]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lake Michigan Facts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake located entirely in the United States. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2017 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:49:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kim Ann Zimmermann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/korx9tGV8onpnRRCrtDAyJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Lake Shore in Chicago is lined with beaches.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lake Shore Chicago]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: Frozen Lakes in Winter ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists investigate icy lakes to track the growth of certain types of algae and zooplankton that thrive during the cold season, blooming under the lake's icy cover. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:30:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MBDBVC5pgxjWKqjsy7c7e8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ice on Lake Baikal, Russia. The lake&#039;s water is so clear that it appears blue when it freezes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[frozen lake science]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Utah's Great Salt Lake Is Shrinking ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This month, the lake reached its lowest recorded level. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:02:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UAxBFG4wWSFNQzEgV4U9dc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Joshua Stevens/NASA Earth Observatory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Decreasing water levels in the Farmington Bay basin of Great Salt Lake not only affect the ecology of the area, but could divert the bird populations who migrate to the basin for food.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[salt-lake-shrinking-nasa]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Surprise! Life Thrives Under Ice-Covered Lakes ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57011-life-blooms-in-ice-covered-lakes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Under surface ice in frozen freshwater lakes, certain forms of life are far more active than scientists suspected. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 15:15:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TteG9aRsnfXJ46su8VwrxV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The blue ice of Russia&#039;s Lake Baikal covers water that is teeming with microbial life, even during winter&#039;s coldest days.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hidden Beneath Bolivian Volcano, Enough Water to Fill a Great Lake ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/56799-hidden-water-beneath-bolivian-volcano.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Enough water to fill a great lake has been found locked in the molten rock beneath a Bolivian volcano. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2016 13:08:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sKLj4CcecLyNDStHbRn8Pf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jon Blundy - University of Bristol]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An enormous amount of water has been discovered locked up in molten rock beneath Cerro Uturuncu volcano in the Bolivian Altiplano.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An enormous amount of water has been discovered locked up in molten rock beneath Cerro Uturuncu volcano in the Bolivian Altiplano.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Freshwater Oases: 10 Stunning Lakes You Can Swim In ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/54324-best-swimming-freshwater-lakes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Looking for a good way to cool off this summer? Try jumping in a freshwater lake. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2016 11:39:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:44:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nXQqdTLtMjXcprEtgpxDuD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[At 1,645 feet (501 meters) deep, Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake within the United States and the 10th deepest in the world, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lake Tahoe]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oregon's Mysterious 'Disappearing Lake' Explained ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ During the rainy fall and winter, most Oregonians probably don't give much thought to Lost Lake, a shallow 85-acre (0.34 square kilometers) lake surrounded by pine trees that sits near a highway. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2015 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:43:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hhQHzpk7XY5TXoMcpy7GCf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[YouTube Screenshot of &quot;Lava tube draining Lost Lake&quot;]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of two lava tubes that drain the water from Lost Lake, turning it into a meadow during the dry summer months. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lost Lake, Oregon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lots o' Water! 117 Million Lakes Dot Earth, Most Accurate Survey Finds ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48061-how-many-lakes-on-earth.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ With high-resolution satellite data and supercomputers to check every cloudless pixel, researchers now have the best count yet of lakes on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 23:07:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:04:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6HiadaGhu2wq69kFcLKmNk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This natural-color satellite image shows small blue and green lakes in northern Siberia, near the Gulf of Ob.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[siberia lakes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5 Surprising Facts About Lakes ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48064-surprising-facts-about-lakes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New and surprising facts from a recent count of Earth's lakes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 23:06:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:04:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cw6ozwD2cwjnFfbbK8LThj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Yosemite National Park&#039;s Lower and Middle Young Lakes near Rugged Peak. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Yosemite Lake sunset]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dead Volcano, Dying Lake Seen from Space (Photo) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/47177-lake-urmia-from-space-photo.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A large salt lake once surrounded the cone of an extinct volcano in Iran. Today, the lake is a fraction of its former self, and Iran's government is taking action to save it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2014 23:07:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:38:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5nqW8PLYJaeQtkqQfBKkKL-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by the Expedition 40 crew.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s shrinking Lake Urmia seen from space on June 23, 2014. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lake Urmia in Iran]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Planting the Seed of Sustainable Farming: Op-Ed ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/32040-sustainable-farming.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Can algal blooms be stopped with better farming? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:06:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:06:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Suzy Friedman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gJenqQg5ydisymWFEAjphD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA Earth Observatory.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of the Lake Erie algae bloom acquired by NASA&#039;s Aqua satellite on October 9, 2011.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the Lake Erie algae bloom acquired by NASA&#039;s Aqua satellite on October 9, 2011.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the Longest Lake in the World? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/32414-whats-the-longest-lake-in-the-world.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The longest lake in the world is also a very popular place to live. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:11:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 01:13:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/reZx9DA5r8gqstC3jCxneb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Curt Stager]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The longest lake in the world is made from a rift in the continental crust.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lake Tanganyika, longest lake]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Science of Rip Currents (Infographic) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/20789-rip-currents-beaches-science.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Swimmers risk getting dragged out to deep water by the currents. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:33:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ross Toro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vjRBUPXc2QsePNc2FrGnnQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ross Toro, LiveScience Contributor]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Swimmers getting dragged out to deep water by the currents.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The first week of June is Rip Current Awareness Week.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Iceland's 'Worm Monster' Caught on Video ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/33711-astonishing-video-purported-iceland-worm-monster-caught-film.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A creature known has the Iceland Worm Monster has been said to be spotted in the lake since the early 1300s. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:01:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 01:12:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nina Sen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AJADQayn4Rs5natQ82AnRJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Prehistoric Landslide Created Hidden Lake ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/17017-prehistoric-landslide-created-hidden-lake.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ancient disaster leaves traces in river's trout. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:01:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:38:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GkuRiGAcZXfiCHABkxB6c4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendering of a prehistoric lake, now a river, would have looked like. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A prehistoric landslide formed a lake in California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flood Fears: Ferocious Alien Fish Will Spread into New Areas ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/14552-mississippi-flooding-asian-carp.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Asian carp might have a new foothold along the edges of the Mississippi and Missouri river basin, expanding their populations and infesting new bodies of water. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:23:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Welsh ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P5oXyknhGq6rN9hn4suSAo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A species of Asian carp, bighead carp are a large and troublesome invasive species found in the great rivers of the central United States. And with this spring&#039;s flooding, they may be looking to expand their reach.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bighead carp]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Invasion of the Body Snatching Algae ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/13568-green-algae-salamander-embryos-110404.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Algae invade the embryos of salamanders before they develop immune systems, providing oxygen to help them grow. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:50:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:19:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Welsh ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/87yJBHW86T3XJ9j7Yz9ccm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Roger Hangarter]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Spotted salamander eggs with incorporated algae making them look green. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Spotted salamander eggs with incorporated algae making them look green. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Europe's 'Sea of the Viennese' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/30279-lake-neusiedl-satellite-image.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lakes has dried out and reformed more than 100 times. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:40:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:51:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KotCk9gN8Csub5e9hiR3NJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Caspian Sea: Largest inland water body ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/30141-caspian-sea-satellite-image.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This 'sea' is actually a salty lake, with no outlet to the ocean. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:42:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kigp9q5LhYpHngVBJSd2PT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Our Daily Planet: China's National Parks and Disappearing Lakes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Today's Earth news headlines and links. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:18:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:51:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lake Overflow Causes Panama Canal Shutdown ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/29920-lake-alajuela-overflow-panama-canal-shutdown.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ When nearby lakes get too much rain, Panama Canal must be shut down ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:21:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:51:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oxy8vyvAhjtqQwHqEiJsT3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lago Alajuela, the lake that serves as a reservoir for the Panama Canal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[lake-alajuela-nasa-101220-02]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pyramid Lake, the Last Remnant of an Ancient Lake ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/29758-nasa-astronaut-pyramid-lake-photo.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nevada lake is deepest remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:55:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:51:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H6KmwujcmroMKWCTHDxzU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pyramid Lake was one of seven lakes that made up Lake Lahontan.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[pyramid-lake-utah-nasa-101018-02]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Parting of Red Sea Jibes With Natural Laws ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/8629-parting-red-sea-jibes-natural-laws.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The science behind the Bible story. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:12:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:07:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Israel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bBmRPYnUeyogj8DJaCH7JT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Nicolle Rager Fuller.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A strong wind from the east could push back waters from two ancient basins.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2nd Deepest Lake Now Warmer Than in Past 1,500 Years ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/8284-2nd-deepest-lake-warmer-1-500-years.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lake Tanganyika warmest since AD 500. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 11:45:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:40:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AVr3MpxacoNBsUZRdFeuze-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The rift in Afar, Ethiopia, that researchers say will eventually become a new ocean.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Frigid Antarctica Loaded with Viruses ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/7934-frigid-antarctica-loaded-viruses.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A lake in Antarctica is home to a surprising number of viruses, a new study says. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:02:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v3BweTe3NEtagndvdiWL56-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A lake in Antarctica was found to harbor a surprising variety of viruses. Here, an image of the Spanish, non-permanent camp in Byers Peninsula (Livingston Island, Antarctica).]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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