In 10 years, the Lake Oroumieh in Iran Shrink 80%

        

 Oroumieh Lake, the largest salt water lake in the world, is now in danger. The lake is threatened with drying up because of climate change, and farmers from the nearby lake used for irrigation and watering the garden.

Rock salt that was closed at the bottom of the lake, now visible, and some have become dry salt desert. Experts estimate the shrinkage of the lake reached 80 percent, or an area of ​​1,000 square kilometers.

The lake is usually a layover spot migratory birds, such as flamingos, pelicans and gulls. However, under these conditions, the lake could be left out of the bird migration.


Ships that participated dried up along with the drought.
"Lake lost, I lost my job, my kids lost. Also lost," said Mozafar Cheraghi, communities around the lake, which we quoted from the Daily mail.

Approximately 10 years ago, he remembers when the lake is frequented by scores of tourists per day, and children often become a tour guide with a boat. And now her children left her to look for another job.

"I sell the ship, and will continue here. Hope the water will come back in. But it did not happen," he added.

A person walking in the middle of the lake.
Iran's new president now hopes to restore water in the lake. So that saved Iran from environmental disaster.

"Rouhani during the campaign promised to revive this lake," said Isa Kalantri, a scholar who is trusted by the president of Iran, Rouhani.

Kalantri and his team made a plan to save the lake. As seeding clouds into rain, and the construction of pipelines, to drain water into the lake.

"Do not blame nature and drought. Humans are responsible for this situation. We are dried up lake for other development. Now we are going to turn back," added Kalantri.

Today many people around the lake on the move, because the water is salty growing salty and unusable for daily needs. Even the plants die of given salty lake water is very concentrated. (Photo: Daily Mail)

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