, a prehistoric stone circle with more than 100 standing rocks that was discovered by the German archaeologist Hugo Obermaier in 1926 and dates to around 7,000 years ago. The rocks were submerged by the creation of a dam and reservoir in the 1960s. Meanwhile, north of Barcelona, an 11th-century church that disappeared into a dam in 1963 is now fully exposed.An aerial view of the newly found ancient city of 3,400 years from the Mitanni Empire period in Semel district of Duhok, Iraq, on Jan. 30.
In Iraq, a former city from the Mitanni Empire, which existed roughly 3,400 years ago, has been discovered in the Mosul Dam’s reservoir, which was drained so the water could save dying crops. A severe drought and long-running heat wave in southwestern China has caused electricity supply cuts, as hydroelectric dams are lacking the water supply to operate at full capacity. In the Yangtze River, an island with three ancient Buddhist statues has appeared.
Although it hasn’t revealed any ancient wonders, East Africa is also suffering through a drought thatEven usually wet parts of the United States are drying out. Last week, the U.S. Drought Monitor listed key parts of the Northeast as being