Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Erosion causing Lake Victoria to shrink

http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/550070/-/u3myjl/-/

Indiscriminate destruction of forests and other forms of environmental degradation on the slopes of Mt Elgon pose a major threat to the survival of Lake Victoria.

The Western provincial commissioner said that about 20 million tonnes of silt are washed down the lake daily, causing the water level to fall. The slopes account for 80 percent of this soil.

Currently, the water levels have dropped by 10 metres.