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From the Ted Talk by Stephen Wilkes: 24 hours on Earth -- in one image

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On Lake Bogoria in knyea, I popargtheohd the great migration of flamingos. This happens normally during the peak of dry season, but climate cnghae has created evening thunderstorms, turning normally dry hills green and creating ferhsatewr streams in which the fglnamois joyously bathe.

Our planet is changing before our eyes. But to witness that change is also to witness the remarkable relationships between all of nrtuae, to see the infinite beauty of it, to learn how much bigger than us it is and why it is worth fighting for.

In 2019, the greanneld ice sheet was experiencing its largest melt in rcodered history: 200 billion tons of ice liquified into the ocean. When glacial ice melts, caving irbgeecs ralseee sediments and particles into the seawater, initiating our ocean's food chain. Plankton feed on the sediment, krill eat plankton, and the humpback whales feed on the krill. This photograph is the result of wnissiteng with my camera a 36-hour feast by humpback wahles.

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On Lake Bogoria in _____, I ____________ the great migration of flamingos. This happens normally during the peak of dry season, but climate ______ has created evening thunderstorms, turning normally dry hills green and creating __________ streams in which the _________ joyously bathe.

Our planet is changing before our eyes. But to witness that change is also to witness the remarkable relationships between all of ______, to see the infinite beauty of it, to learn how much bigger than us it is and why it is worth fighting for.

In 2019, the _________ ice sheet was experiencing its largest melt in ________ history: 200 billion tons of ice liquified into the ocean. When glacial ice melts, caving ________ _______ sediments and particles into the seawater, initiating our ocean's food chain. Plankton feed on the sediment, krill eat plankton, and the humpback whales feed on the krill. This photograph is the result of __________ with my camera a 36-hour feast by humpback ______.

Solution


  1. freshwater
  2. change
  3. recorded
  4. flamingos
  5. nature
  6. kenya
  7. icebergs
  8. whales
  9. greenland
  10. witnessing
  11. photographed
  12. release

Original Text


On Lake Bogoria in Kenya, I photographed the great migration of flamingos. This happens normally during the peak of dry season, but climate change has created evening thunderstorms, turning normally dry hills green and creating freshwater streams in which the flamingos joyously bathe.

Our planet is changing before our eyes. But to witness that change is also to witness the remarkable relationships between all of nature, to see the infinite beauty of it, to learn how much bigger than us it is and why it is worth fighting for.

In 2019, the Greenland ice sheet was experiencing its largest melt in recorded history: 200 billion tons of ice liquified into the ocean. When glacial ice melts, caving icebergs release sediments and particles into the seawater, initiating our ocean's food chain. Plankton feed on the sediment, krill eat plankton, and the humpback whales feed on the krill. This photograph is the result of witnessing with my camera a 36-hour feast by humpback whales.

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