“JellyfishCentral,” Palau
jellies
JelliesandBoilingLakes
Glidingglobesofgoldenjellies.Gobsofthem!That’swhatyou’llfindinalakeonanislandinthePacificOcean.Mostpeoplecallit"JellyfishCentral."Thejelliesherehavelosttheirsting.So,it’ssafetoswimwith them.
BoilingLakeisnotfuntoswimin.It’sontheislandofDominica.Itboils,justlikeapotofsouponastove.Theislandisbuiltfromavolcano.Meltedrockunderthegroundheatsthelakewaterandmakesit boil.
aviewfromaboveofBoiling Lake
BoilingLake,Dominica
ameltwaterlakein Greenland
Thesemeltwaterlakesformedonanicebergin Greenland.
DowntheDrain
It’ssummeronGreenland’sicesheet.Lakesofmeltedwaterdotthefrozensurface.Theysparklelikebluejewels.Thedarkertheblue,thedeeperthe lake.
SomeofthelakesinGreenlandcandisappear.Whathappens?Astheairwarmsinsummer,theicemeltsandcracks.Waterleaksthroughthecracks.It’sjustlikebathwatergoingdowna drain!