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Why Lake Victoria is at risk of drying up again

From previous research we knew that the lake dried up twice, at 17,000 and 15,000 years ago.

Lake Victoria is the world’s largest tropical freshwater lake. At 68,800km², it’s also the second-largest freshwater lake in the world after Lake Superior in North America. On a clear day you cannot see the other side of Lake Victoria, yet this vast body of water has dried up several times in the past – and it could happen again.

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