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Lake Kariba of Africa
- 22 Apr 2024
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Recently, the El Nino Weather pattern has induced droughts and heatwaves in the Zambezi region, leading to a drop in water levels at Lake Kariba.
- Kariba Dam is located in the Zambezi River basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- It is the world’s largest man-made lake and reservoir by volume.
- It lies approximately 1300 kilometres upstream from the Indian Ocean. It is 200 kilometres downstream of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River.
- It provides considerable electric power to both Zambia and Zimbabwe and supports a thriving commercial fishing industry in Africa.
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