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The Ancient Lake That Disappeared Beneath the U.S. Desert

The Ancient Lake That Disappeared Beneath the U.S. Desert

Jan Otte

Imagine walking across the blazing sands of America’s southwestern deserts, completely unaware that beneath your feet lies evidence of a watery world that once thrived where now only sagebrush and sand remain. Yet this isn’t some fantastical tale. It’s the remarkable geological reality hidden beneath thousands of square miles of what we now call the ...