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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Womens History Month
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Corona Arch near Moab, Utah
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Observing World Braille Day in Bavaria
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Marine Day in Japan
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Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Arkansas
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Summer Olympics begin in Paris
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World Migratory Bird Day
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At the foot of Dubrovnik s Gibraltar
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It’s Draw a Bird Day
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It’s Giving Tuesday
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Up on the glacier
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Wychwood Forest, Oxfordshire, England
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Womens History Month
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Feast of the Donkey
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A cliffside harbor in Sardinia
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Sparkling ice diamonds on a black sandy beach
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act anniversary
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Great on so many levels
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Explorer of the sea
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Commemorating peace in Antarctica
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Swimming into the season
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Boxing Day in East Yorkshire, England
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Almond trees in full bloom, California
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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International Day of Light
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Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Boating on the Bojo
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Summer solstice
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A spectacle unlike any other
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