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National Geographic 2020 12 December Saving the Great Lakes
National Geographic 2020 (12) December
CONTENTS
On the Cover A storm moves over Lake Michigan in this view from the Empire Bluff Trail in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, near Empire, Michigan. KEITH LADZINSKI
PROOF 8 As Seen From the Ground Quarantined in the Veluwe region of the Netherlands, a photographer documents the many fungi in his yard and nearby woods. STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY JAN VERMEER
EXPLORE 17
THE BIG IDEA Celebrating in the Pandemic Lockdowns limit togetherness. But the holidays' love and light are still within reach. BY ANNE LAMOTT
DECODER Saber-Toothed Giant We know more about its bite and its build, thanks to new studies. BY FERNANDO G. BAPTISTA AND PATRICIA HEALY
ALSO Undersea Diversity Bubble Pollination
CAPTURED 34 Color Chemistry From black-hole black to hotter-than-hot pink, scientists make color visible in new ways. BY SARAH GIBBENS
DATA SHEET The State of Women A new index shows that the well-being of U.S. women varies widely from state to state. BY IRENE BERMAN-VAPORIS, LAWSON PARKER, AND ROSEMARY WARDLEY
ALSO Crowns of Flowers A World of Lucky Charms
FEATURES
So Great, So Fragile The Great Lakes hold 84 percent of North America's surface freshwater and helped make the United States an agricultural and industrial powerhouse. But now climate change, pollution, and invasive species threaten what may be the continent's most valuable resource. BY TIM FOLGER PHOTOGRAPHS BY KEITH LADZINSKI P. 40
The World's Lullabies Songs that soothe little ones to sleep also reflect grown-ups' hopes and fears. STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY HANNAH REYES MORALES P. 82
Arctic Dreaming In Russia's far north, a native returns to the memories and colors of the long polar night. STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY EVGENIA ARBUGAEVA P.108
Bites That Kill As many as 138,000 people die each year from snakebites and another 400,000 are permanently disabled, says the World Health Organization. It has become a health crisis in sub-Saharan Africa, where getting treatment can be difficult and antivenoms are in short supply. STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY THOMAS NICOLON P. 128
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