Geologists show unprecedented warming in Africa's Lake Tanganyika
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 06:30
in Earth & Climate
Geologists have documented that Lake Tanganyika in east Africa has experienced unprecedented warming in the last century. Using core samples obtained from the lake bed, the team determined the lake is currently the warmest it has been in the last 1,500 years. The warming likely is affecting the valuable fish stocks upon which millions of people depend.