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Low Water Level on Lake Kariba
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As water dropped to critically low levels, electricity production suffered and power outages plagued Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Mar 13, 2023
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Tracking 30 Years of Sea Level Rise
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Global mean sea level has risen 101 millimeters (3.98 inches) since 1992, and it continues to do so at 3.9…

Aug 10, 2022
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Lake Victoria’s Rising Waters
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Intense rains during the wet season for a second year in a row have caused trouble for riparian communities near…

Jun 9, 2021
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Taking a Measure of Sea Level Rise: Ocean Altimetry
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The ocean is lumpy and sloshes around its basins for natural reasons. But it is also rising, slowly and steadily.

Nov 5, 2020
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Sea Level Rise is Accelerating
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The acceleration has been driven mainly by increased ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica, and it has the potential to…

Feb 19, 2018
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Muted La Niña Follows Potent El Niño
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The near-record water temperatures of 2015-16 has been followed by a modest, quiet appearance of La Niña.

Jan 5, 2017
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The Decline of Lake Kariba
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Drought has struck a huge reservoir on the border Zambia and Zimbabwe, reducing the hydro power supply from Kariba dam…

Feb 11, 2016
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El Niño Strengthening
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With each passing month, 2015 looks more and more like 1997.

Oct 12, 2015
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El Niño Conditions Are Growing Stronger
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Weakening trade winds are allowing warm water to move east across the Pacific in a telltale pattern.

Aug 4, 2015
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