Tunisia's Ariana lagoon - in pictures

  • Tunisia's Ariana lagoon drying up due to increasing temperatures. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
    Tunisia's Ariana lagoon drying up due to increasing temperatures. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
  • The Ariana lagoon is one of the three major wetlands, along with the Sijoumi and Lac lagoons, in the capital Tunis. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
    The Ariana lagoon is one of the three major wetlands, along with the Sijoumi and Lac lagoons, in the capital Tunis. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
  • Images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites show just how much the Ariana lagoon has shrunk in two years from August 2021. European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
    Images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites show just how much the Ariana lagoon has shrunk in two years from August 2021. European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
  • Flamingos dot the Sijoumi lagoon in Tunis. Reuters
    Flamingos dot the Sijoumi lagoon in Tunis. Reuters
  • The cracked and parched bed of the Sijoumi lagoon in August. Reuters
    The cracked and parched bed of the Sijoumi lagoon in August. Reuters
  • A dried-out area of the Ariana lagoon in August. Migrating birds rely on the Tunis lagoons as places to rest and feed. Reuters
    A dried-out area of the Ariana lagoon in August. Migrating birds rely on the Tunis lagoons as places to rest and feed. Reuters
  • Greater flamingos feed in Tunisian waters over the winter before undertaking their migration to parts of the northern Mediterranean in the spring. Courtesy: Hichem Azafzaf
    Greater flamingos feed in Tunisian waters over the winter before undertaking their migration to parts of the northern Mediterranean in the spring. Courtesy: Hichem Azafzaf