Lake Turkana (IMAGE)

Syracuse University

Lake Turkana

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Lake Turkana sits in a tectonic basin formed by the East African Rift. Fed mainly by the Omo River, its levels and size have long been shaped by climate-driven shifts in rainfall and evaporation.

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Chris Scholz, Syracuse University

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