Drought in Salt Lake is on the World Agenda

By floods, forest fires, droughts climate crisis We feel the problems caused by it all the time. So much so that maybe because we can’t feel it, nature is trying to make us feel and ask for help. Although the climate crisis can of course be shown as a cause, the problems human intervention It does not seem possible to skip the source part and blame the climate crisis.

It is one of the richest lakes in Turkey in terms of bird existence, which meets almost half of the salt need in our country on its own and has a great importance in terms of protecting biological diversity. Salt Lake. According to experts, Salt Lake has been destroyed by human-induced causes such as illegal water wells and wild irrigation, and therefore also by the impact of the climate crisis. drying day by day and it disappears.

It is also on the agenda of the world

It is located within the borders of Konya, Aksaray and Ankara provinces and has been around for centuries. to flamingos Salt Lake, which is home to many people, came to the fore with the deaths of flamingos as a result of the climate crisis and drought due to human-induced problems. As the drought continued, the world turned its eyes to Salt Lake.

USA based Associated Press (AP)announced the drought in Tuz Gölü to the world by examining and reporting. The Associated Press reported that some other lakes in Turkey were similarly dry, with low rainfall and low rainfall, emphasizing the cracked ground of the drying lake and the dying flamingos. from unsustainable irrigation practices. was affected and it was pointed out that it decreased to alarming levels. The news also states that environmental groups, inadequate agricultural policies therefore, they said that the lakes throughout the country were damaged.