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Low Water Level on Lake Kariba
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Published March 14, 2023
As water dropped to critically low levels, electricity production suffered and power outages plagued Zimbabwe and Zambia.
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Lake Victoria’s Rising Waters
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Published June 10, 2021
Intense rains during the wet season for a second year in a row have caused trouble for riparian communities near Africa’s largest lake.
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Taking a Measure of Sea Level Rise: Ocean Altimetry
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Published November 5, 2020
The ocean is lumpy and sloshes around its basins for natural reasons. But it is also rising, slowly and steadily.
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Sea Level Rise is Accelerating
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Published February 20, 2018
The acceleration has been driven mainly by increased ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica, and it has the potential to double the total sea level rise projected by 2100.
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The Decline of Lake Kariba
Published February 12, 2016
Drought has struck a huge reservoir on the border Zambia and Zimbabwe, reducing the hydro power supply from Kariba dam .
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New Seafloor Map Helps Scientists Find New Features
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Published January 13, 2016
The recent discovery of the Mammerickx Microplate was made possible by new satellite-derived maps of the ocean floor.
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The Seafloor Focuses and Merges Tsunami Waves
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Published March 12, 2012
Even at great distances from their source, tsunami waves can grow by being focused and steered by underwater ridges.
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