December 31, 2019 - Lake Kariba, Southern Africa - In late December 2019, the world's largest reservoir. a major source of drinking water and energy in Africa, stood at its lowest level since at least 1996. Water levels on Lake Kariba have fallen steadily as southern Africa has endured a long-term drought. Straddling the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, Lake Kariba is 223 kilometers (139 miles) long and leer más stretches 40 kilometers (25 miles) across at its widest point. As of December 27, 2019, water levels in Lake Kariba stood at 8.36 percent of what is needed for power generation. In December 2018, the lake stood at 51 percent; in 2017, it was 37 percent. Pictured: November 28, 2018. leer menos
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