Around Ethiopia’s Lake Abijatta the ground crunches beneath you, and it becomes impossible to approach the lake’s pink flamingos without the risk of it cracking completely. The town of Ziway near Lake Abijatta and about 125 miles south of the capital, Addis Ababa, is thriving, thanks to dynamic primary industries. She blames the Abijatta-Shalla Soda Ash Share Company (ASSASC), which makes bicarbonate of soda and uses water from Lake Abijatta. Biologist Kathleen Reaugh Flower is worried that the lake may stop flowing into the Bulbula river, which feeds Lake Abijatta. The town of Ziway used to use lake water, which needed minimal treatment.

Source: Ethiopian News May 01, 2019 20:07 UTC