science
Canadian 'emoji' lake vanishes after dramatic, landslide-like collapse — Earth from space
Live Science
May 11, 2026 · 17s listen
Listen · Live Science
Canadian 'emoji' lake vanishes after dramatic, landslide-like collapse — Earth from space
0:00-0:17
Live · Kokoro-82M
Audio pre-rendered by Storyflo · cached + delivered from the edge
Quebec's Lake Rouge experienced a sudden and dramatic "outburst flood" in 2025, which completely emptied it of water. Prior to this event, the lake looked like the gaping mouth of a shocked emoji face when viewed alongside a pair of smaller nearby lakes.
Share
Send this story to anyone — or drop the embed into a blog post, Substack, Notion page. Every play sends rev-share back to Live Science.
Heard via Storyflo
Get audio versions of every article you read.
Pick what matters — your audio curator gets you into your daily flo.