The Kenyan lakes in the Rift have witnessed significant water level increases. Recent increases in lake areas range from 21% for Lake Naivasha to 123% for Solai. Homes, schoo ...

Experts have warned that three lakes in the Rift Valley region are at risk of being placed on the 'danger list' by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

Water level fluctuations in the Rift Valley lakes are not new. Lake Naivasha, for instance, was reduced to a puddle around 1850 and particularly low levels persisted throughout the 1940s and 1950s.

For the past decade, water in Kenya’s Rift Valley has been rising. Scientists say this is due to climate change, wrong use of land, and a movement of tectonic plates inside the earth’s surface.

Three closely grouped lakes in Ethiopia's Great Rift Valley have distinctly different hues thanks to a combination of unique features. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Over the past few years, high water levels of Kenya's Rift Valley lakes have flooded properties and displaced communities, most notably around Lakes Baringo and Naivasha ...

Lake Nakuru, situated in the Rift Valley, lies at an elevation of 1,754 meters above sea level. The lake's nutrient-rich ...

The Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes are of great importance to Ethiopia's economy, as well as being essential to the survival of the local people. The Rift Valley varies mostly between 600 and 900 ...

Water level fluctuations in the Rift Valley lakes are not new. Lake Naivasha, for instance, was reduced to a puddle around 1850 and particularly low levels persisted throughout the 1940s and 1950s.

Experts say the rising waters in Rift Valley lakes are caused by water flowing from the lakes through underground channels that have reduced due to the movement of tectonic plates, as well as ...

Analysis - The East African Rift Valley sits between the Afar Triangle in Ethiopia and Mozambique. Within it lie a series of freshwater and alkaline lakes organised like a string of pearls.