Kenyan Lake May Disappear Because of Climate Change, HRW Says
Lake Turkana formerly known as Lake Rudolf in northwestern Kenya.
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Kenya’s Lake Turkana, the world’s largest desert lake, may disappear because of climate change and development projects in neighboring Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said.
Maximum and minimum temperatures in the region increased by as much as 3 degrees Celsius in the 45 years through 2012, while changes in rainfall patterns have resulted in the long rainy season becoming shorter and drier, and the short rainy season becoming longer and wetter, the New York-based advocacy group said. Insecurity and conflict are expected to intensify as grazing land decreases, it said in a report published Thursday.