Amazing natural phenomena

Osoyyuz Lake, located in Canada, contains one of the highest concentrations of minerals in the world ... The lake is located in the desert of the same name - the only desert in Canada, a length of about 24 km.





Osoyyuz Soranskoy is a continuation of the desert that stretches from Mexico through the United States ... It took 100 years to desert gradually turned into a blooming oasis. Who are grown peaches, apricots, apples, pears, cherries, nectarines, grapes, and even have a farm with bananas, the only one in Canada ... The average rainfall is less than 250 mm per year, in Canada it is very hot and dry place ...


These photos were taken in one of the hot sunny days - the water evaporates, the minerals crystallize, forming hundreds of incredible yellow mini-lakes ...


The lake is mostly concentrated Epsom salts, calcium and sodium sulphate ... Since ancient times, the lake water is used for the treatment of the indigenous people ... and now here at the factory to deliver tons of minerals per day ...


Another bizarre, beautiful, but, in fact, destructive natural phenomenon ... "Red Stream" - sea water with lots of decaying plankton, which poisons it. Ichthyologists known cause of this phenomenon called El Nino effect ...


Plankton growth in the area of ​​the coastline - originally a positive thing, because plankton is a rich source of food for marine life, but the decay products of plankton change the chemical composition of sea water, making it poisonous to fish. Similar phenomena have been reported in Indonesia in 1994, 1998 and 2003, respectively.


Local authorities are urging villagers not to eat dead fish, citing the presence of toxic substances. In areas of maximum accumulation of poisoned fish residents organize to "bury" units, which must collect and bury the fish carcass. And the leaders of hotels just in case send their employees, cleaning beaches, to work early in the morning, in the event of the arrival of "red tides" in the resort area quickly eliminate its consequences.


These amazing ice spikes, more commonly known as a "penitent" because of the similarity with the procession of monks in white caps, can be found on mountain glaciers ...


Initially, the sun causes the melting of snow and causes depressions on the surface of the snow ... then accelerated melting in the cavity, leaving peaks of ice ... Peaks "grow" from a few centimeters to 5 meters in height ...


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