A Rare Natural Phenomenon Has Created a Rainbow Lake in Australia
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The Outback is going technicolor.
Australia’s Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, a normally dry desert lake basin north of Adelaide, is experiencing a rare flood that only occurs every three to 10 years. When water rushes into the basin, the salt of the lakebed mixes with the flood water to create the perfect conditions for algae to grow, which causes a rainbow effect in the water.
Vivid blues, pastel pinks and rich golden hues are tinting the flood waters like a kaleidoscope.
According to local @swannysa, Kati-Thanda Lake Eyre is “about as surreal as a Salvador Dali painting” (via IG/swannysa in @southaustralia) pic.twitter.com/2ezLcd2gNM
— Australia (@Australia) April 5, 2018
The desert has been flooded by tropical rains in Queensland, which rushed more than 60 miles into the lake bed.
The stunning complexity, variety and immensity of Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre North from 500 ft with WrightsAir and the Canon Collective #CanonCollective pic.twitter.com/pWTc4ZYzWc
— Richard Smith (@RSIT_Richard) July 3, 2018
Experts aren’t sure how long the dreamy rainbow effect will last, so tourists interested in seeing the surreal waters should use their points and miles to get to Australia and book an aerial tour of the region as soon as possible. (Here are two good options for tour companies).
H/T: CNN
Featured image by Lachlan Swan via Instagram.
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