Most dangerous waters in the world
Peace on 70% of the water we drink it, bathe in it, grow food with it, and just exist because of it. But some very dangerous waters. We present our list of lakes and rivers, which can cause a person serious harm or even kill.Rio Tinto is one of rivers with the highest level of acidity, pH 2 at best, which is approximately equal to the level of acidity in the gastrointestinal tract of humans. This is enough to kill any fish that dares to swim in this river. In all likelihood the same faces and humans. Water is unsafe because of the special bacteria living in it. Such substances have been found on Mars, forcing scientists to think that perhaps the key to the mystery of the Red Planet is precisely in this river. It is just a pipe dream, but no doubt you will be wary of Rio Tinto as an angry grizzly bear, after all, and the river, and the animal are among those for whom a pleasure to watch, but it is better not to touch.
Boiling Lake, Dominican Republic
Whoever came up with the name of this place, he did not have long to ponder: the Boiling Lake lives up to its name. First Lake found two Englishmen in 1870. Five years later, was able to measure the temperature in the lake, which ranged from 82 to 91.5 degrees Celsius. This alone is enough to cause burns, but it is the temperature at the edges of the lake. At the center of it is much higher, so that it is even impossible to measure without measuring not been cooked to death.
Lake Kivu, on the border of Congo and Rwanda
300 meters of Lake Kivu is a time bomb. About 250 cubic kilometers of carbon dioxide and 65 cubic kilometers of methane lurking in the depths of the lake. It may flood all the surrounding villages, killing thousands of lives. As long as the gas is harmless, but only one eruption (taking into account that many of them are located there, it may well happen) to gas up to the surface, destroying all around.
Chitarum River, Java, Indonesia
Chitarum is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. Because of the 500 plants located on the banks of the river, the lack of systems for the collection of garbage and modern plumbing river filled with debris so that under it almost can not see the water itself. This river can carry a lot of lives, but only our fault. And this is the most important waterway in the locality! Local water is used for drinking, bathing, and even cooking! But, unfortunately, they have no other choice. They spread a bed myself and now they have to sleep on it.
River Johannesburg, South Africa
Not pleasant to get infected with E. coli, and now imagine that swim in water that is teeming with them. That is the reality for many of the rivers of Johannesburg in South Africa, where the bacteria E. coli exceeds the allowed limit, in some places 240 times. This problem does not go away, because the representatives of the local government to actively deny it. Although when health experts say that drinking from the river means to expose his life to mortal danger, it is probably worthwhile to listen to them ...
Blackwater River, Virginia, USA
In too much water, too, is not good. Ask any resident of Virginia, who lives near the river Blevoter that saw flooding so much more than anyone over the last few years. After 60 years of peaceful existence Blackwater River overflowed and flooded the nearby town of about six times in the last 10 years. Fortunately, as long as it did not result in the death of one of the residents, but it's just a matter of time if this will continue. And unfortunately, no one can say why Blekvotrer so often spreads. But whatever the reason, the locals are going to find out, to finally stop worrying about the fact that all they live, will take over the rapid flow of the river.
Tualatin River, Oregon, USA
Tualatin River, in Oregon, is not the best place where you can go swimming with your pet: animals die every year in the river because of toxic blue-green algae. Algae, which are in fact nothing more than a deadly bacterium that grows rapidly, filling the water deceptively beautiful turquoise color. Those unfortunates who have plunged into the river, will be, at best, wait for weakness and diarrhea and, at worst, paralysis and even death.
Lake Karachay, Russia
Like a supermodel who has a bomb hidden under her dress, Lake Karachay in Russia is beautiful, but deadly. It is the most radioactive body of water in the world. This is the main place of burial of nuclear waste from the 90s. The lake is so toxic that you can die without ever touching the water. Just after standing on the shore of the lake about an hour you will get a 600 X rays.In comparison, the majority of people are dying from radiation in the X 500. Now do everything possible to solve this problem and recently tests showed either low levels of radiation, or lack thereof. Maybe in 500 years people will even be able to swim in this lake. Maybe ....
Forsch Belle River, on the border of South Dakota and Wyoming, USA
Belle Forsch, not boiling, not poisonous and radioactive river, but still poses a great danger. It has already claimed several lives.In 2010, the father and his daughter and a friend drowned when their swift rapids thrown out of the boat. A few years later reported another case, which nearly brought the death of a person, again due to rapid currents and dangerous rapids. Though it is a river and rarely attracts media attention, yet it can be considered quite dangerous.
Potomac River, on the border of Maryland and West Virginia, United States
Although the majority of people, the river is known only to the fact that it is located on Washington, DC, but the legendary river has another feature, it often takes the lives of people. From Great Falls to the Chain Bridge the river forms a series of rapids and waterfalls that flow swirling carry the victim to 1.5 km. About 6 people per year gibnul in the waters of the Potomac River and even more people risk their lives just by playing on the banks of the river. It is so dangerous that the local authorities have launched a campaign to prevent the public, using the most intelligible wording: "If you go into the river, you will die."
Whoever came up with the name of this place, he did not have long to ponder: the Boiling Lake lives up to its name. First Lake found two Englishmen in 1870. Five years later, was able to measure the temperature in the lake, which ranged from 82 to 91.5 degrees Celsius. This alone is enough to cause burns, but it is the temperature at the edges of the lake. At the center of it is much higher, so that it is even impossible to measure without measuring not been cooked to death.
300 meters of Lake Kivu is a time bomb. About 250 cubic kilometers of carbon dioxide and 65 cubic kilometers of methane lurking in the depths of the lake. It may flood all the surrounding villages, killing thousands of lives. As long as the gas is harmless, but only one eruption (taking into account that many of them are located there, it may well happen) to gas up to the surface, destroying all around.
Chitarum is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. Because of the 500 plants located on the banks of the river, the lack of systems for the collection of garbage and modern plumbing river filled with debris so that under it almost can not see the water itself. This river can carry a lot of lives, but only our fault. And this is the most important waterway in the locality! Local water is used for drinking, bathing, and even cooking! But, unfortunately, they have no other choice. They spread a bed myself and now they have to sleep on it.
Not pleasant to get infected with E. coli, and now imagine that swim in water that is teeming with them. That is the reality for many of the rivers of Johannesburg in South Africa, where the bacteria E. coli exceeds the allowed limit, in some places 240 times. This problem does not go away, because the representatives of the local government to actively deny it. Although when health experts say that drinking from the river means to expose his life to mortal danger, it is probably worthwhile to listen to them ...
In too much water, too, is not good. Ask any resident of Virginia, who lives near the river Blevoter that saw flooding so much more than anyone over the last few years. After 60 years of peaceful existence Blackwater River overflowed and flooded the nearby town of about six times in the last 10 years. Fortunately, as long as it did not result in the death of one of the residents, but it's just a matter of time if this will continue. And unfortunately, no one can say why Blekvotrer so often spreads. But whatever the reason, the locals are going to find out, to finally stop worrying about the fact that all they live, will take over the rapid flow of the river.
Tualatin River, in Oregon, is not the best place where you can go swimming with your pet: animals die every year in the river because of toxic blue-green algae. Algae, which are in fact nothing more than a deadly bacterium that grows rapidly, filling the water deceptively beautiful turquoise color. Those unfortunates who have plunged into the river, will be, at best, wait for weakness and diarrhea and, at worst, paralysis and even death.
Like a supermodel who has a bomb hidden under her dress, Lake Karachay in Russia is beautiful, but deadly. It is the most radioactive body of water in the world. This is the main place of burial of nuclear waste from the 90s. The lake is so toxic that you can die without ever touching the water. Just after standing on the shore of the lake about an hour you will get a 600 X rays.In comparison, the majority of people are dying from radiation in the X 500. Now do everything possible to solve this problem and recently tests showed either low levels of radiation, or lack thereof. Maybe in 500 years people will even be able to swim in this lake. Maybe ....
Belle Forsch, not boiling, not poisonous and radioactive river, but still poses a great danger. It has already claimed several lives.In 2010, the father and his daughter and a friend drowned when their swift rapids thrown out of the boat. A few years later reported another case, which nearly brought the death of a person, again due to rapid currents and dangerous rapids. Though it is a river and rarely attracts media attention, yet it can be considered quite dangerous.
Although the majority of people, the river is known only to the fact that it is located on Washington, DC, but the legendary river has another feature, it often takes the lives of people. From Great Falls to the Chain Bridge the river forms a series of rapids and waterfalls that flow swirling carry the victim to 1.5 km. About 6 people per year gibnul in the waters of the Potomac River and even more people risk their lives just by playing on the banks of the river. It is so dangerous that the local authorities have launched a campaign to prevent the public, using the most intelligible wording: "If you go into the river, you will die."
