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description: Two lakes in Greenland holding enormous amounts of water have drained within weeks, researchers say.
title: Inside the Mystery of Greenland's Vanishing Lakes
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# Know Right Now: Inside the Mystery of Greenland's Vanishing Lakes
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Jan 22, 2015 5:42 PM CUT
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Jan 22, 2015 5:42 PM CUT
Two lakes in Greenland holding enormous amounts of water were drained within the course of weeks, researchers say.
Watch today’s Know Right Now to find out more about these vanishing lakes.
### Melting Away: One Photographer's Journey to Preserve the Polar Regions
Evigheds Fjord, Eternity GlacierWestern Greenland, September 2009 Camille Seaman
Iceberg Detail with Kittiwake Gulls Eastern Greenland, August 2006 Camille Seaman
Trapped IcebergEastern Greenland, August 2006 Camille Seaman
Grand Pinnacle Iceberg DetailEastern Greenland, August 2006 Camille Seaman
Breaching IcebergGreenland, August 2008 Camille Seaman
The Kings of South GeorgiaSouth Georgia, March 2010 Camille Seaman
Tabular Iceberg ReflectedCape Adare, Antarctica, December 2006 Camille Seaman
On the EdgeSvalbard, June 2010 Camille Seaman
Sea Ice Remnant Svalbard, July 2008 Camille Seaman
Antarctic Storm Antarctic Peninsula, December 2008 Camille Seaman
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