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The Disappearance of Lac Rouge

The lake in Quebec drained suddenly in spring 2025, sending a wide channel of sediment-laden water through the forest.


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

Published July 14, 2025
Data acquired June 21, 2024 - June 15, 2025

Source:
Landsat 9 > OLI-2