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This barren desert was once Bolivia's second-largest lake
2016-01-25 04:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: Overturned fishing skiffs lie abandoned on the shores of what was once Bolivia's second-largest lake. Beetles dine on bird carcasses and gulls fight for scraps under a glaring sun in what marshes remain. Lake Poopó was officially declared evaporated last month. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have lost their livelihoods and left the area. High on Bolivia's semi-arid Andean plains at 3,700 meters (more than 12,000 feet) and long subject to climatic whims, the shallow saline lake has essentially...
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