The waters of Senegal's Lake Retba are back to their famous pink hues three years after floods washed away their rosy ...

This pink color comes from millions of halobacterium that live in the lake and transmit the pigments in their cells through the water. Since the Great Salt Lake has no outlet, salt brought into ...

This is because they contain red algae which give the water the unusual colour. When it rains, fresh nutrients get washed into the lake and trigger the growth of the more algae, making the pink ...

Afterwards, the water lost its pinkish colour, proving a hammer blow to salt producers, traders, hotel owners and other commercial activities linked to the legendary "Pink Lake". "In 2023 ...