Iran’s Largest Lake Turning to Salt
It’s the third largest saltwater lake on Earth—or was. Iran’s Oroumieh Lake, home to migrating flamingos, pelicans, and gulls, has shrunken by 60% and could disappear entirely in just a few years, thanks to persistent drought, misguided irrigation policies, and the damming of rivers that feed it. The AP…
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Iran’s Largest Lake Turning to Salt
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on May 25, 2011. Filed under News, World News.
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