Possible role of anthropogenic climate change in the record-breaking 2020 Lake Victoria levels and floods

<p>Heavy rainfall in eastern Africa between late 2019 and mid 2020 caused devastating floods and landslides throughout the region. These rains drove the levels of Lake Victoria to a record-breaking maximum in the second half of May 2020. The combination of high lake levels, consequent shorelin...

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Main Authors: R. Pietroiusti, I. Vanderkelen, F. E. L. Otto, C. Barnes, L. Temple, M. Akurut, P. Bally, N. P. M. van Lipzig, W. Thiery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2024-03-01
Series:Earth System Dynamics
Online Access:https://esd.copernicus.org/articles/15/225/2024/esd-15-225-2024.pdf