World Water Day: cherish every piece of beautiful lake (Photos)

World Water Day (World Water Day) is a human in a festival at the end of twentieth Century to determine the. In order to meet the needs of people's daily life, commercial and agricultural water resources, the global water crisis of the United Nations has long been committed to solve the water resources demand caused by rising. In January 18, 1993, the forty-seventh session of the UN General Assembly resolutions, to determine the March 22nd of each year as "world water day". Today's shortage of water resources, to cherish and care for us each a piece of water into the brook no delay responsibility, let us have a look around the lake is the most beautiful in the world!

The oldest Saline Lake Lake Monod America (Mono Lake) four of the water palace.

One of the oldest lakes Lake Monod 1 in North America

From the point of view of Yosemite camp, has been to the Saline Lake on the way, there is a very classic line, is on the way from Yosemite National Park to Saline Lake will have a series of lakes, the lakes without dozens of have more than a dozen, the most famous non Monod Lake (MonoLake) none.

Monod lake of blue sky and white clouds, particularly out of the ordinary, feel the heart is flying.

Here is a lot of photography lovers paradise, the day we just went to Monod Lake Town, has encountered a lot of every hue from around the photography enthusiasts and tourists, also met the two batch of Chinese tourists, they are the kind of pure pictures play to the hotel dining hall. Monod lake town is our second camp sites, we scheduled a private Camp Town, then we all agreed that the camp is the best way to a camp. What is even take a shower toilet laundry rooms are very luxurious, and wireless network, the camp is a large artificial planting grass in camp, camp that even the mattress all province. Have a look our camp photos you'll see how well. The night we arrived late, but not a bit tired, from Yosemite camp along the way scenery on the road, so we decided to go to town for dinner rectification rectification, and then began a series of Lake trip.

The lake, clear water and blue sky quiet beautiful fairy tale world.

The lake and the island can see a lot of California gull flying or perching. The lake salinity is high, still have to algae, sometimes the lake turned green lake. Also the growth of a large number of eating algae shrimp, the shrimp became food for birds, migratory birds each year, there are 2000000 birds to the lake as a rest station. There are a lot of gull island in their nests, eggs, each year they have lived here for several months.

The lake is probably 760000 years ago since the eruption of the volcano formed, are relics of originally covered most of Nevada and Utah's oldest lakes in North america. Due to the volcano belt, 250 years ago had a recent outbreak of volcano, the volcano in the lake island (NegitIsland) near the nike. Monod lake on the nearby streams, but no export. Water little, water evaporation, the lake is shrinking, salt will thicken. 1941 to meetLosangelesThe growing demand for water diversion from the start, Monod basin, resulting in the lake decreased rapidly.

Blood of sunset light

Lake Monod's most famous scenery is the Tufa- limestone -- South tufa towers south bank (SouthTufa). Tufa is essentially a general limestone, unusual is that it generates, typically: rich in calcium carbonate-rich underground springs across the lake, a chemical reaction will occur, calcium carbonate formation, the so-called limestone. Calcium carbonate precipitation in spring mouth around, after tens to hundreds of years, we grow into Tufa. Tufa must be fully formed in water, some even can grow to over 30 feet. So today in Monod around the lake can see so many Tufa, as a consequence of the Losangeles water caused, as if in accordance with the usual amount of water, Lake Monod some day in the future will be dry, in order to protect the lake Monod in order to save water, Lake Monod, Lake Monod Committee was established in 1978, vigorously promote saving city water, recycling in order to stop, water from the Monod basin, and even had to resort to the law to protect the lake. In 1994 the California Water Resources Control Bureau issued the protection of Monod lake and its water streams of command, in recent years the lake Monod are effectively protected, the trend has reversed the lake dried up.

Image & text.Jiangnan Yi ageSina Blogger