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Forgotten relics have been reemerging in this summer's extreme drought

Though fascinating, these objects should have stayed underwater.
By Teodosia Dobriyanova  on 
Screen split in four shows four images of relics found at the bottom of rivers - Top left down we see a 'hunger stone', megalithic monument, dinosaur footprints and a Buddhist statues carved into a rock. Caption reads: "Vanishing Waters".
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During one of the hottest summers on record, rivers and water reservoirs have been vanishing. This worrying consequence of the climate crisis has revealed forgotten secrets usually submerged deep underwater. 'Hunger stones' in the River Elbe, dinosaur footprint in Texas, megalithic monuments in Spain, and Buddhist statues in China are only a few of the fascinating relics found at the bottoms of our drying rivers. But while some parts of the world saw unprecedented drought, others were hit by devastating floods. In Pakistan, over 33 million people have been displaced due to the ongoing record-breaking floods which created a new body of water so large that it can now be seen from space.

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Teodosia Dobriyanova

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Teodosia is a video producer at Mashable UK, focussing on stories about climate resilience, sustainability and social good.


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