Kenya: Report Offers Insights Into What Caused Rise of Rift Valley Lakes

2 November 2021

Climate change, human activities and movement of tectonic plates are the reasons for the rise of Rift Valley lakes, a new report says.

According to the report titled "Rising water levels in Kenya's rift valley lakes, Turkwel Gorge Dam and Lake Victoria", different explanations have been advanced to explain these rising water levels, key among them being the transfer of water and energy between the land surface and the lower atmosphere (hydro-meteorology). Due to climate change, this has led to increased moisture availability, causing a rise in rainfall and discharge of the rivers feeding the lakes.

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