‘It’s dying in front of our eyes’: how the UK’s largest lake became an ecological disaster
Signs tout a natural paradise, but pollution from over-farming has left Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh choked by toxic algaeThe bright, cheery signs dot the shoreline like epistles from another era, a time before the calamity.“Ballyronan marina is a picturesque boating and tourist facility on...
<p>Signs tout a natural paradise, but pollution from over-farming has left Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh choked by toxic algae</p><p>The bright, cheery signs dot the shoreline like epistles from another era, a time before the calamity.</p><p>“Ballyronan marina is a picturesque boating and tourist facility on the shores of Lough Neagh,” says one. “Contours of its historical past embrace the virginal shoreline.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/14/its-dying-in-front-of-our-eyes-how-the-uks-largest-lake-became-an-ecological-disaster">Continue reading...</a>
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