Well, I can admit, it's been fun. Being in the class, that is, and enjoying Schaedel's insane antics all the while. I'm happy to say, this will be my last APES blog post for the rest of my days. Thank you, Mother Nature. It's finally over. But seriously, the final topic is on Iran's problem with their largest lake, Oroumieh, turning into salt.
This is an issue. Can you imagine? Going out to your favorite family vacation spot, the third largest saltwater lake, and then one day finding all the beautiful H20 has shifted into salt filled liquid. That is disgusting. Apparently, this lake has shrunken down 60% over the past few years, and will eventually disappear. Boats have been getting stuck in the increasing salt amount, as it has been lamenting the bottom of those boats so much they cannot move any furthur. Home to pelicans, flamingos and gulls, losing this lake will mean more than just losing a photogenic tourist area.
Nature plays a big part in this water to salt effect by transferring over the salt during storms. As the rainclouds pick up the salt, it can travel then over to surrounding farmlands, raining down and slowly deterriorating fruits, plants, all that those poor farmers rely on to live. But I believe the BIGGEST issue here, is in the future, this may cause a giant salt tsunami to reign upon Iran. It is predicted at this rate, the lake will dry out in three to five years. As I know from enduring high school for four, so many years can really go by FAST. And this lake will be gone before Iran even knows it.
Unless something can be done to save the lake. An increase in rainfall would be able to help shift the future results of the lake disappearing, as it would give the lake more water, getting rid of the salt at the same time. Another possible savior would be the purple gladiolas. These "flowers have grown every year for a thousand years in the spot where a princess of Oroumieh was killed as she warned the people of the city about an invading enemy" - quoted by the Yahoo article on Iran's largest lake turning to salt. Of course, this is a legend, but you never know what could have happened, and what could have not. If this is something to look forward to, then I say let the people pray. If hope can help them, then maybe some magic is in the air that can actually help curve the lake drying out too early.
I wish Iran best of luck with this endeavor. And I also wish our class of 2011 best of luck in whatever they go out to do in the future. College is insane, and so is the real world. All we have to do to get through it and prosper is Believe and Stay chill. But not too chill, cause global warming is happening, man. And it's probably gonna get hot.
