NIAGA, Senegal, Jan 24 (Reuters) - On the shore of Senegal's Pink Lake, salt farmer Pape Sira Ba has raked in what he fears may be his last harvest. Extreme floods contaminated the 3-square-km ...

Pink lakes tend to have a striking colour due to the presence of algae that produces carotenoids, such as Dunaliella Salina, a type of halophile green micro-algae especially found in sea salt fields.

The waters of Senegal's Lake Retba are back to their famous pink hues three years after floods washed away their rosy tinge -- and businessfolk and tourists are thrilled.

Glistening pink water washing over golden brown rocks that penetrate its shimmering surface - this lake looks like one a breathtaking basin found on Mars. But, incredibly, the other-worldly scene ...

The lake was pink in 2021, before the floods hit. (Reuters: Zohra Bensemra) Nearby, the new wide channel spewed brownish-green water into the lake whose shore was dotted with dead fish.

THESE are the stunning images of a lake which has turned PINK because of algae. Lake Hillier is on the largest island in Western Australia’s Recherche Archipelagohas and since it was discovered ...

No sooner had the news hit social media when Julie Barrilliot, 20, bought a plane ticket to fly over from France. Widely known as the "Pink Lake," Retba is a magnet for tourists, lying 40 ...