🔆 Little Prespa Lake Drying Up 📍 Context ✅ Little Prespa Lake, on the Albanian-Greek border, is slowly drying up, turning into swamps or dried land. 📍 Causes of Drying ✅ Climate Change: Rising temperatures, reduced snowfall, and decreased precipitation. ✅ Water Diversion: Devoll River was diverted for irrigation in the 1970s, leading to significant water loss. 📍 About Lake Prespa ✅ One of the oldest tectonic lakes in Europe. ✅ Highest tectonic lake in the Balkan Peninsula (Altitude: 853m). ✅ Composed of two lakes: Great Prespa Lake: Borders Albania, Greece, and North Macedonia. Small Prespa Lake: Located in Greece. 📍 Surrounding National Parks ✅ Prespa National Park: Located in Greece & Albania. ✅ Galicica National Park: Located in North Macedonia. ✅ Galicica Mountains separate Lake Prespa from Lake Ohrid, one of the oldest & deepest lakes in Europe. #places_in_news #lakes_series