Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Sad remnant lake emptied of fish in 15 minutes


This looks like a simple overfishing story, a lake in Mali emptied of fish in 15 minutes. But it goes deeper.

This is a remnant of a once-fertile lake that was bigger and capable of feeding people, but desertification and climate change have turned this formerly green land into a barren place. Now, the ritual fishing is just a pitiful remnant of better days.

1 comment:

mountain bikes said...

I can't believe this, this is just unbelievable