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Lake Victoria’s Rising Waters

Intense rains during the wet season for a second year in a row have caused trouble for riparian communities near Africa’s largest lake.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and altimetry data from the Global Water Monitor. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published June 10, 2021
Data acquired May 8, 2013 - May 27, 2021

Sources:
JASON-1
JASON-2
JASON-3
Landsat 8 > OLI
TOPEX/Poseidon