세계에서 가장 위험한 강과 호수 10

세계에서 가장 위험한 강과 호수 10

1. Death Lake, Italy 

On the island of Sicily, known for the destructive power of Mount Etna and no less frightening, although not put on display by the authorities 

of the mafia clans, there is one very dangerous attraction. 

The waters of the Death Lake, which in essence are not waters at all, but concentrated sulfuric acid, are so destructive that this place, 

according to rumors in Sicily, was used by Cosa Nostra to hide the corpses of her unsuccessful enemies. 

In a matter of minutes, a deadly pond fed by two underground sources of H2SO4 destroys any organic matter, leaving only a lifeless space 

around.

2. The Rio Tinto River, Spain 

The red, like blood, waters of the Rio Tinto River, originating in the Spanish province of Huelva and flowing through Andalusia, are not only

 unappealing. 

Due to the high concentration of metals coming from copper, silver and gold mines, this pond has gained fame as one of the most acidic 

places on Earth. 

Water, the pH of which ranges from 1.7-2.5 and almost corresponds to the acidity of gastric juice, is dangerous for any living creature. 

The only inhabitants of the “Martian River” are the extremophile aerobic bacteria beloved by scientists who feed on iron.

3. Black Hole Lake, Russia 

A few years ago, according to the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation, the swampy Black Hole Lake, located between 

Nizhny Novgorod and Dzerzhinsky, should be covered with sand and razed. 

The reason for such a barbaric attitude to the reservoir is simple - this object of socialist heritage, saturated with waste from the Orgsteklo 

plant, is recognized as one of the most polluted in the world. 

The stench emanating from the Black Hole is so strong that it even interrupts the cinder from the fires that swept Russia on hot summer days, 

and the liquid that fills the lake resembles a caustic black tar that sucks in all life.

4. The Yangtze River, China. 

The third longest river in the world, second only to the Amazon and Nile in length, surpasses them in another, not at all positive quality. 

Due to the fact that 17 thousand Chinese settlements located on the banks of the Yangtze do not have purification systems, all waste from 

their life is dumped into the reservoir without filtering.

 Numerous chemical plants, steel and oil refining complexes, as well as regular transportation of dangerous goods do not add purity to the river. 

According to the most conservative estimates, the volume of contaminated water in the main waterway of China reaches 34 billion tons 

and continues to grow.

5. Lake Karachay, Russia 

More recently, one hour spent on the shore of Lake Karachay in the Urals was enough to meet a painful death due to exposure to 600 x-rays. 

The blame for the explosion that occurred at the Mayak plant's fissile materials storage facility in 1957 and caused unprecedented pollution 

of the Techa River and its pond cascade. 

Although every year the company receives several million rubles to eliminate the consequences of the disaster, groundwater continues to

 spread deadly radiation.

 Fortunately, according to recent studies, the situation in Lake Karachay is gradually improving.

6. Amazon River, South America. 

The danger of the deepest river in the world, considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world, lies not only in its power. 

Artery, every second pouring into the Atlantic Ocean about 220 thousand cubic meters of water and awarded the title of "River Sea", is 

teeming with bloodthirsty monsters.

 It is inhabited by insatiable piranhas, ruthless black caimans, huge anacondas, giant predatory arkaims and small, but no less terrible 

kandiru parasites that penetrate the urinary system. 

The Amazon basin is full of impenetrable swamps and deadly bogs, and its spills, forming high tidal waves, are destructive for fields and villages.

7. Boiling Lake, Dominican Republic 

A notoriety goes to the lake, located near the Valley of Despair in the Dominican National Park Morn-Trois-Python,. 

If you accidentally plunge here in the dry season, you can easily cook alive by repeating the path of the insistent king from the "Humpbacked 

Horse". 

The water temperature in the center of the Boiling Lake, shrouded in thick white steam, reaches 92 ° C and is suitable only for making tea. 

This reservoir has caused so many accidents that even in the rainy season, when the lake becomes relatively cool, swimming is strictly 

prohibited.

8. Ganges River, India 

The Indian epic “Ramayana” tells that the waters of the sacred Ganges river are endowed with the power to bring the dead back to life and 

relieve ailments. 

Unfortunately, the reality is far from myths: the main river of India is included in the list of the most clogged reservoirs in the world. 

Waste from numerous industries and feces coming from overpopulated cities flock here. 

Even bathing in the Ganges, the number of enterobacteria in which is 120 times the norm, leads to infectious diseases and causes the death

 of thousands of people every year. To the problems that impede the purification of the sacred reservoir, the ritual burial of bodies in Varanasi 

is also added.

9. onondaga Lake, USA 

In the 19th century, onondaga Lake, located near American Syracuse, was a popular holiday destination. 

A century later, a reservoir that fell under the influence of technical “progress” was on the verge of an environmental disaster.

 In 1901, onondagi water, saturated as a result of the discharge of industrial waste with nitrates, phosphates, mercury and pathogenic 

bacteria, was banned from use in the food industry. 

In 1940, a swimming veto was imposed, and in 1970, fishing. 

After the ban on waste emissions, the installation of treatment facilities and the adoption of the law on clean water, the situation with the lake

 is gradually improving, but it will take a long time to clear the reservoir.

10. Tsitarum River, Indonesia 

With the advent of advanced technology along the banks of the once picturesque, and now one of the most slagged rivers in nature, located 

on the island of Java, more than five hundred plants have grown. 

The reservoir, which had previously served as a source of income for numerous fishers, has become home to other hunters - garbage catchers. 

Dirty water, teeming with bacteria and invisible under a thick layer of household and industrial waste, is still used for drinking and irrigating fields. 

Scientists predict: in the coming years, the pollution of Tsitarum will reach a critical point and may lead to the shutdown of the largest 

hydroelectric power station in Java.