Jun
15
2014THE LAKES OF THE RIFT VALLEY IN KENYA ARE CHANGING SHAPE. WATER LEVEL IS RISING IN LAKE NAIVASHA, LAKE NAKURU, LAKE BARINGO AND BOGORIA LIKE NEVER BEFORE IN RECENT TIMES.
THESE TWO PICTURES ARE FROM LAKE NAKURU. I TAKEN THE FIRST ON 2011 WHEN IT WAS NORMAL TO DRIVE ALONG THE SHORE OF THE LAKE, WATCHING FLAMINGOS. I TAKEN THE SECOND PICTURE , FROM THE SAME POINT OF WIEW , ONLY FEW WEEKS AGO ( 2014). THE ACACIA FOREST IS NOW WELL INSIDE THE LAKE, WITH HUNDREDS OF TREES NOW FALLING DEAD IN THE WATER.
SO FAR, NO OFFICIAL EXPLANATION IS BEEN GIVEN ABOUT THIS ECOLOGICAL DISASTER.
fred hoogervorst
Dear Paolo,
Great Panoramic Photo’s, gives a clear view what is happening, a disaster for people and wildlife in the Great Rift Valley. Wwf, Kemfri and Kefri and KWS should come together with their experts to look into the cause. Is it deforestation in the Mau montane forest complex, poor land use practices, heavy rains?
There are weather stations in some parks and reserves, like nakuru and baringo, the data should give more information over the last years. The Lakes are Low lying waterbodies, surrounded by high cliffs, mountains, is there a leak somewhere?
I hope that the expertise and data will be available for everyone, free of charge, for the sake of more information.
Ciao, Fred