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Pinedale's Little Soda Lake, Has Turned Red, and No One Knows Why(wyofile.com)

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Canbot 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun 1 month ago

I'm really impressed that they were able to keep themselves from blaming climate change.

hfxB0oyA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 1 month ago

Cream soda lake.

carn0ld03 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 1 month ago

Has there been any recent seismic or volcanic activity in the region?

cunninglingus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 1 month ago

Increased iron concentrations and cyanobacteria have caused this color change, so that there is also a lack of oxygen in the lake. Seismic activity and/or polution can cause this. The lake is not receiving sufficient clean water to flush out the iron and bacteria. Perhaps in the spring.