ナショナルジオグラフィックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ナショナルジオグラフィックInstagram)「Photo by Michael Yamashita @yamashitaphoto | Troubled waters: The Mekong River is in crisis, at its lowest level since record-keeping began. A drought in the lower basin countries of Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, coupled with new dams built upstream in Laos and China, has exacerbated a perilous water shortage largely caused by climate change. With the drastically reduced water levels affecting food crops grown on its banks, and fish stocks that have fallen sharply, many of the 60 million people who depend on it have been forced to give up their former livelihoods as farmers and fishermen. Here’s what the healthy banks of Luang Prabang looked like back in the 90s, when I traveled the river from its source on the Tibetan Plateau to its mouth in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Recent news sources are reporting that this section is currently unnavigable. #LuangPrabang #Laos #MekongRiver」6月16日 0時30分