TOP10 4787 Turquie le lac Sale menace par une secheresse chronique

Lake Tuz Gölü, Turkey's second-largest lake, is experiencing alarming desiccation due to drought and dwindling water resources. This crisis is exacerbated by the intensive pumping of groundwater for agriculture. The phenomenon particularly threatens flamingos, some 1,000 chicks of which died in 2021 during a previous water shortage. The lake also plays a major economic role, supplying nearly two-thirds of the country's salt production and attracting numerous tourists. The preservation of this ecosystem now depends on improved water management, especially as climate change intensifies the strain on resources.