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
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World Water Day
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Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Last day of National Park Week
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Jeju Island, South Korea
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Thomas Edison s bright idea
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In celebration of America’s national bird
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The power of the forest
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Oktoberfest begins
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International Rock Day
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Desert bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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Under Parisian skies
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Whooper swans in Lake Kussharo, Japan
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Behold the blood moon
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Kluane National Park
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World Oceans Day
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Fashion models of the avian world
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Shadows on the solstice
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A predator at risk
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Lake Peipus, Estonia
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Golling Waterfall, Salzburg, Austria
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Exploring the Pearl of the Atlantic
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San Blas Islands, Panama
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Discovery Day in Yukon, Canada
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A Eurasian lynx in Siberia
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