Dallol Ethiopia Danakil Depression

by Polly Spring: Ethiopia

If you're wondering why life barely hangs on in Dallol, it's because this spot in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression is just too much. Temperatures sit between 35 and 41 degrees Celsius year-round, so the heatwave is constant. Then you've got these acidic pools glowing bright green and yellow with a pH hovering near zero. Those conditions create an environment that is extremely difficult for life to survive fr.