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Global Warming, I Presume?
Lake Tanganyika Under Threat from Climate Change |
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14 Aug 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Global Warming, I Presume? Lake Tanganyika Under Threat from Climate Change The ecology of Lake Tanganyika -- Africa's second-largest body of water and site of the famed encounter between Henry Stanley and David Livingstone -- is under siege due to global climate change, according to studies by two independent teams of scientists. The scientists have found that rising air temperatures have reduced the lake's nutrient load a ... |
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| Topics: Africa, climate, health, lakes (all these topics) |
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