Arusha. The government has ruled out any possibility of large-scale soda ash extraction at Lake Natron, stressing that the site is a protected Ramsar wetland and the only major breeding ground for ...

A major victory for conservation! The controversial soda ash mining project at Lake Natron, Tanzania, has been halted, ...

ARUSHA: LAKE Natron, a globally recognised Ramsar Site, has been home to local communities, including the Maasai people, for ...

RESIDENTS of nine villages and a coalition of environmental experts have issued a strong declaration against a proposed soda ...

Lake Natron (above), the most caustic lake of all, is the birds’ breeding — and feeding — epicenter. It’s not the Africa of safari fantasies, of waving grasses and elephants and lions.

Lake Natron is a soda lake in northern Tanzania with a volcanic geology that maintains the water's pH around 10.5, which is almost as caustic as ammonia. Some life-forms thrive there nevertheless.

Lake Natron is around 60 km long and is fed mainly by the Ewaso Ng’iro River. Despite its dark colour in this image, Lake Natron is often bright red owing to the presence of microorganisms that ...

Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is an incredibly alkaline body of water. Its pH is as high as 10.5 — not quite as caustic as ammonia, but similar to the laxative Milk of Magnesia.

Lake Natron is an unfriendly environment for most plants and animals. It is extremely salty and hot, with a pH of 9 to 10 and temperatures that can reach up to 106 degrees Farenheit, according to ...

The chemistry of Lake Natron's water promotes quick crystallizing. Oct. 2, 2013— -- The Dead Sea may be one of the saltiest lakes on earth, but at least it doesn't turn animals to husks of ...