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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Cool Geo-Pic: Lake Formation in the Aftermath of Magnitude 7.9 Earthquake


Another Cool Geo-Pic from NASA's Earth Observatory. From earthquakes, comes lakes ....

Cut & Paste Description:

" ... Within days of the magnitude 7.9 earthquake that shook China’s Sichuan Basin, floods became a hazard. The earthquake and its aftershocks sent earth and rock tumbling down mountains into rivers, creating natural dams behind which lakes quickly built up. As of May 19, 2008, 21 lakes had formed throughout the basin, said China Daily.... "



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