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An astronaut aboard the @Space_Station took this photo of the lower Amazon River in Brazil, which carries a huge amount of sediment and occasionally delivers muddy water to nearby lakes.

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Muddy Water and a Wide Floodplain

The mighty Amazon River carries a huge amount of sediment and occasionally delivers muddy water to nearby lakes.
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Peat Bog
Peat Bog
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Is this normal or a reflection of deforestation and greater runoff?

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