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Dead Lake Western Australia

Taken July 2014, near Narrogin Western Australia. This is/was a large freshwater lake surrounded by wheat fields in South Western Australia. It has been completely killed by increased salinity due to the cutting of native bushland for crops which causes salt levels to rise (someone can probably explain this process better than I can). There are a number of lakes in this area where authorities are trying to remove the salt however this lake is completely dead apart from a few small bushes that are tolerant to salt.
Taken July 2014, near Narrogin Western Australia. This is/was a large freshwater lake surrounded by wheat fields in South Western Australia. It has been completely killed by increased salinity due to the cutting of native bushland for crops which causes salt levels to rise (someone can probably explain this process better than I can). There are a number of lakes in this area where authorities are trying to remove the salt however this lake is completely dead apart from a few small bushes that are tolerant to salt.
 
Habitat destruction, environmental mismanagement and climate change for you. The only benefactor industrial agriculture. This is probably one of Australia's examples of the infamous Central Asian Aral Sea ...!

I just wonder how many freshwater lake dependent species and restricted range flora and fauna expired too? How was this dealt with in the media (was it spoken of, about and given critical appraisal or was it just dead silence ... and in the interests of progress ...?)
 

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