Lago Enriquillo is Rising
A report by Ezra Fieser on the alarming growth rate of Lago Enriquillo — which has lead the Dominican government to launch a resettlement project for people affected by the rising waters.
The report appeared in +The New York Times print edition on January 12, 2014 (page A6 of the New York edition), with the headline: Rising Tide Is a Mystery That Sinks Island Hopes.
"Lake Enriquillo is a lake in the Dominican Republic and is the largest lake and lowest point in the Caribbean and the lowest point on any ocean island."
Lago Enriquillo swallowed Juan Malmolejos’s banana grove. It swamped Teodoro Peña’s yuccas and mango trees. In the low-lying city of Boca de Cachon, the lake so threatens to subsume the entire town that the government has sent the army to rebuild it from scratch on a dusty plain several miles away.
The report appeared in +The New York Times print edition on January 12, 2014 (page A6 of the New York edition), with the headline: Rising Tide Is a Mystery That Sinks Island Hopes.
"Lake Enriquillo is a lake in the Dominican Republic and is the largest lake and lowest point in the Caribbean and the lowest point on any ocean island."