The Most Dangerous Lake on Earth

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Elder Lister
Not far from where most of us in this kijiji dwell is a marvel of nature..
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For some, it's called Lake Natron.

For others, it's called 'The Lake That Turns Animals Into Stone'.

And for this flamingo that tried swimming across the 12-by-30 mile Tanzanian lake, 'turn into stone' is exactly what happened.
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The 400 sq mi / 1,400 sq km Lake Natron looks more like it belongs on Mars than it does in Tanzania.

So where does its deep red color come from?

In short, a ridiculous amount of salt derived from magmatic limestone, which came from the eruptions of a 1-million-year-old volcano.
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With a pH level as high as 10.5, swimming in Lake Natron would be like swimming in ammonia.

But aside from being absurdly alkaline, Lake Natron is also absurdly hot.

Its temperature can reach as high as 140°F/60°C

For context, most lakes during the summer months are ~60°F/15°C
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And as the hot, highly-alkaline lake collects ashy runoff, it should come as no surprise:

The animals that tragically fall inside Lake Natron end up looking as if they “were dropped in a bucket of cement.”

Exhibit A:
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Exhibit B:
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But despite Lake Natron being so, well….deadly, it has become a peaceful mating spot for one interesting species:

Flamingos.

The now endangered ‘Lesser Flamingo’ lives and breeds on the lake’s shallow edge...only to be all-too-careful not to go in too, too deep.
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So now for the million dollar question:

'If flamingos can handle Lake Natron, can we?'

Well, at cooler temperatures, we'd be okay...for short periods of time.

But for Nick Brandt, the photographer who saw the death at Lake Natron with his own eyes?

“It’d be complete madness.”
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wrongturn

Elder Lister
Not far from where most of us in this kijiji dwell is a marvel of nature..
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For some, it's called Lake Natron.

For others, it's called 'The Lake That Turns Animals Into Stone'.

And for this flamingo that tried swimming across the 12-by-30 mile Tanzanian lake, 'turn into stone' is exactly what happened.
View attachment 45227

The 400 sq mi / 1,400 sq km Lake Natron looks more like it belongs on Mars than it does in Tanzania.

So where does its deep red color come from?

In short, a ridiculous amount of salt derived from magmatic limestone, which came from the eruptions of a 1-million-year-old volcano.
View attachment 45228

With a pH level as high as 10.5, swimming in Lake Natron would be like swimming in ammonia.

But aside from being absurdly alkaline, Lake Natron is also absurdly hot.

Its temperature can reach as high as 140°F/60°C

For context, most lakes during the summer months are ~60°F/15°C
View attachment 45229

And as the hot, highly-alkaline lake collects ashy runoff, it should come as no surprise:

The animals that tragically fall inside Lake Natron end up looking as if they “were dropped in a bucket of cement.”

Exhibit A:
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Exhibit B:
View attachment 45231

But despite Lake Natron being so, well….deadly, it has become a peaceful mating spot for one interesting species:

Flamingos.

The now endangered ‘Lesser Flamingo’ lives and breeds on the lake’s shallow edge...only to be all-too-careful not to go in too, too deep.
View attachment 45232

So now for the million dollar question:

'If flamingos can handle Lake Natron, can we?'

Well, at cooler temperatures, we'd be okay...for short periods of time.

But for Nick Brandt, the photographer who saw the death at Lake Natron with his own eyes?

“It’d be complete madness.”
View attachment 45233
hii haikuwa story of giants? it was debunked.
 

wrongturn

Elder Lister

Nattydread

Elder Lister
Not far from where most of us in this kijiji dwell is a marvel of nature..
View attachment 45234

For some, it's called Lake Natron.

For others, it's called 'The Lake That Turns Animals Into Stone'.

And for this flamingo that tried swimming across the 12-by-30 mile Tanzanian lake, 'turn into stone' is exactly what happened.
View attachment 45227

The 400 sq mi / 1,400 sq km Lake Natron looks more like it belongs on Mars than it does in Tanzania.

So where does its deep red color come from?

In short, a ridiculous amount of salt derived from magmatic limestone, which came from the eruptions of a 1-million-year-old volcano.
View attachment 45228

With a pH level as high as 10.5, swimming in Lake Natron would be like swimming in ammonia.

But aside from being absurdly alkaline, Lake Natron is also absurdly hot.

Its temperature can reach as high as 140°F/60°C

For context, most lakes during the summer months are ~60°F/15°C
View attachment 45229

And as the hot, highly-alkaline lake collects ashy runoff, it should come as no surprise:

The animals that tragically fall inside Lake Natron end up looking as if they “were dropped in a bucket of cement.”

Exhibit A:
View attachment 45230

Exhibit B:
View attachment 45231

But despite Lake Natron being so, well….deadly, it has become a peaceful mating spot for one interesting species:

Flamingos.

The now endangered ‘Lesser Flamingo’ lives and breeds on the lake’s shallow edge...only to be all-too-careful not to go in too, too deep.
View attachment 45232

So now for the million dollar question:

'If flamingos can handle Lake Natron, can we?'

Well, at cooler temperatures, we'd be okay...for short periods of time.

But for Nick Brandt, the photographer who saw the death at Lake Natron with his own eyes?

“It’d be complete madness.”
View attachment 45233
These birds swam in a poisonous lake and then flew to a perch to pose and die?
 
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