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Lake Urmia Shrivels Again

A few years after a fresh influx of water raised its levels, the large lake has nearly gone dry.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published October 10, 2023
Data acquired September 6, 2020 - September 7, 2023

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Landsat 9 > OLI-2
Collection:
International Parks and UNESCO Sites