The deep origin of ground fissures in the Kenya Rift Valley by Zhijie Jia, Hongjie Wu, Jianbing Peng, Quanzhong Lu, Weiliang Huang, Chuntao Liu, Feiyong Wang, Yang Liu, Ming He

“…Abstract Intense volcanic and geothermal activities characterize the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. Ground fissure disasters of the Great Rift Valley have garnered increasing attention in recent years. …”
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Analysis of the characteristics and causes of ground fissures in Kenya rift region by Peng TAN, Yang LIU, Fuqiang JIANG, Xinlan WEN, Feiyong WANG, Zhijie JIA

“…The Kenya Rift valley is located in the middle section of the eastern branch of the Great Rift valley in East Africa. …”
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Checklist of the diatoms (Bacillariophyta) from Lake Naivasha, Kenya, with some historical notes by Christine Cocquyt, Dirk Verschuren

“…Lake Naivasha is one of only two large freshwater lakes in the Eastern Rift Valley of Kenya, East Africa. Together with its satellite lakes Crescent Island Crater, Oloidien and Sonachi, it comprises a great variety of pelagic and benthic habitats for aquatic biota, and its sediment record represents a unique archive of past climate change and long-term ecosystem dynamics in equatorial East Africa. …”
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Equilibrium Studies of Fluoride Adsorption onto a Ferric Poly−mineral from Kenya by EW Wambu, CO Onindo, W Ambusso, GK Muthakia

“… African countries along the Great Rift Valley are among areas of the world where excess fluoride in water sources is a major public health problem. …”
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Surface and Groundwater Hydrochemistry of the Menengai Caldera Geothermal Field and Surrounding Nakuru County, Kenya by Nelly Montcoudiol, Neil M. Burnside, Domokos Györe, Nicholas Mariita, Thecla Mutia, Adrian Boyce

“…The Menengai Caldera in the Kenya Great Rift Valley is one of the largest explored geothermal fields in the country. …”
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Spatial-Temporal Variability of Future Rainfall Erosivity and Its Impact on Soil Loss Risk in Kenya by George Watene, Lijun Yu, Yueping Nie, Zongke Zhang, Yves Hategekimana, Felix Mutua, Victor Ongoma, Brian Ayugi

“…The CCCMA_CANESM2 model under the RCP 8.5 (2080s) scenario projected the highest erosion rate of 15 t ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ over Kenya, which is a maximum increase of above 200%, with the Rift Valley region recording an increase of up to 100% from 7.05 to 14.66 t ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹. …”
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A revision of Centrioncus Speiser (Diptera, Diopsidae, Centrioncinae) with descriptions of new species from Angola, Burundi, and Kenya by Hans R. Feijen, Cobi Feijen

“…The eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley appears to form a barrier between C. aberrans and C. decoronotus. …”
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