一只遗鸥在红碱淖日渐萎缩的沙滩边（7月19日摄）。新华社记者 陶明 摄 A YiOu in red alkali Nao shrinking beach side（July 19,, taken）。The xinhua news agency TaoMing perturbation

    盛夏之时，到访陕西省神木县红碱淖风景区的游客一天最多时达4000多人次，较往年大幅提高。其主要原因是红碱淖的水位每年急速下降，水面越来越小，人们担心红碱淖将消失在大漠中，成为第二个“罗布泊”。     When the summer，Shaanxi shenmu red alkali visiting county Nao scenic spot of visitors a day most time of more than 4000 people，More increase in previous years。The main reason is the water level of red Nao alkali sharp decline each year，Water more and more small，People worry about red alkali Nao will disappear in the desert，Become second“LuoBuBo”。

    红碱淖位于陕西神木县西北，是中国最大的沙漠淡水湖，也是世界上最大的遗鸥繁殖与栖息地，素有“大漠明珠”之称。红碱淖拥有美丽的自然风光和极为丰富的生物资源，它对陕蒙地区的生态和气候起着重要的调节作用，被誉为榆林市和鄂尔多斯市的“肺”和“肾”。良好的生态环境，为许多候鸟提供了理想的栖息地，国家一级保护动物遗鸥等30余种野生禽类在这里繁衍生息。每逢春秋两季，成千上万只候鸟聚集于此，场面壮观。     Red Nao alkali is located at shanxi shenmu county northwest，China is the largest desert freshwater lake，Is also the world's biggest YiOu reproductive and habitat，Known as“Enhanced desert pearl”said。Red alkali Nao have beautiful natural scenery and rich resources of biology，It to be the area ecosystem and its climate plays an important regulatory role，In yulin city and is known as the city of ordos basin“lung”and“kidney”。Good ecological environment，For many migrating birds provides ideal habitat，National level of protecting animals such as YiOu more than 30 kinds of wild birds multiply in here live。Every age two season，Tens of thousands of only gathered for the migratory birds，spectacular。

    近年来，红碱淖附近的煤矿开采加剧，使地下水流发生改变，形成新的暗河，导致红碱淖水系进入煤矿采空区而大面积水域减少。同时，为了发展工业，解决水源问题，红碱淖两条主要补水河流上分别修建两座水库蓄水，直接导致红碱淖地表汇水量急剧下降。目前，由于无水补给，红碱淖的水域面积已由1996年的10.5万亩缩减到现在的6万亩；水位以每年60厘米的速度下降；水质也持续恶化。专家预测，如不加紧对其采取保护措施，红碱淖——这朵大漠中的奇葩，5年左右将面临干涸的危机，成为第二个“罗布泊”！     In recent years，Red alkali Nao nearby coal mining intensified，Make the groundwater flow change，Form new river，Lead to the red Nao water system into the coal goaf alkali and reduce large waters。At the same time，In order to develop industry，Water problems to solve，Red alkali Nao two main filling water of the river reservoir impounding build two respectively，Led directly to the red alkali Nao surface water which has dropped sharply。At present，Because there is no water supplies，Red alkali Nao of water area already from 1996 mu cut to 60000 mu of now；Water level 60 cm a year of speed decreases；Water quality also continued to worsen。Experts predict，If you don't step up to its protection，Nao--this little red alkali desert in the crowd，5 years or so will face the dry crisis，Become second“LuoBuBo”！

    为了抢救性保护湖水持续萎缩的红碱淖，从今年开始我国将红碱淖列入全国湖泊生态环境保护项目，3年内政府将投入6亿元保护这个中国最大的沙漠淡水湖。     In order to protect the shrinking of the lake last eco-systems red Nao alkali，From the beginning of this year China will Nao listed as national red alkali lake ecological environmental protection projects，3 years government will spend $600 million to protect the China's biggest desert freshwater lake。

游客在红碱淖风景区游玩（7月19日摄）。新华社记者 陶明 摄 Tourists in red alkali Nao visit scenic spot（July 19,, taken）。The xinhua news agency TaoMing perturbation

一只遗鸥在红碱淖萎缩的沙滩上（7月19日摄）。新华社记者 陶明 摄 A YiOu in red Nao atrophy of alkali beach（July 19,, taken）。The xinhua news agency TaoMing perturbation