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Unfortunately, people throw trash or dispose dirty water
in some caves. This is how underground streams
become polluted.
“Ohhhh, this is horrible! Yuck! How will I get rid of
this stench? I have a tummy ache! … Hey, kids, don’t
drink us! Ask your parents if we are clean enough
to drink. Even spring water can be polluted.”
“Bye, see you again!” says the droplet. “Say hello
to the Sun and the clouds!” says the calcite crystal to
the water droplet that evaporates and rises towards the
sky.
Karren,
kamenitzas or karst ponds, caves, stalactites,
stalagmites, cave pearls, flowstones, rimstone pools,
cave rafts and many other unusual features made by
droplets of water and calcite crystals in the limestone
are part of a unique landscape called karst.
Many people in Croatia and elsewhere in the world live
on the karst. It is important to know how this
landscape forms so that its beauty – and especially its
water – can be protected for the benefit and enjoyment
of all.
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