For centuries, the Colorado River emptied into the Gulf of California between the Baja Peninsula and the mainland of Mexico. But dams and diversions have reduced the delta to a trickle, resulting in the desert-like landscape seen in this image. Conservation efforts on the parts of Mexico and the United States are helping to return the Colorado Delta to its former condition.
Aerial view of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Where do those colors come from?
-
World Migratory Bird Day
-
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
-
A timeless view of the night sky
-
Common raven
-
Celebrating Take Your Dog to Work Day
-
Procida, Italy
-
Seitan Limania Beach, Crete
-
On the rebirth of the Olympic Games
-
Dressed to impress
-
Mount Sopris, Colorado
-
Presidents Day
-
Great horned owl fledglings
-
Autumn’s swan song
-
Red squirrel in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
-
Art over Amalfi
-
Spreadsheet Day
-
Oymyakon, Russia
-
Is there a bug-egg emoji for this?
-
National Public Lands Day
-
Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
-
Let’s have a ball
-
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Louvre Pyramid
-
A hit ballet, long after its debut
-
Wychwood Forest, Oxfordshire, England
-
Florentine garden brings generations together
-
Celebrating World Wildlife Day
-
A personal collection becomes an institution
-
Paradise, found
-
Can you see the family resemblance?