Experts say Mekong River’s new color a worrying sign Scientists say the aquamarine color the Mekong River has recently acquired may beguile tourists but it also indicates a problem caused by upstream damsIn this Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, photo, sightseers plays on a sandbar in the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom province, northeastern Thailand. Experts say the aquamarine color the Mekong River has recently acquired may beguile tourists but it also indicates a problem caused by upstream dams. (AP Photo/Chessadaporn Buasai)In this Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, photo, sightseers plays on a sandbar in the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom province, northeastern Thailand. Experts say the aquamarine color the Mekong River has recently acquired may beguile tourists but it also indicates a problem caused by upstream dams. (AP Photo/Chessadaporn Buasai) The Associated PressThe Mekong River has recently acquired an aquamarine color that may beguile tourists but also indicates a problem caused by upstream dams, experts in Thailand say.

Source: ABC News December 05, 2019 10:18 UTC