Monitor: John Speke, the British explorer, who arrived at Lake Victoria’s shores in 1858 after months of braving dense forests and tropical diseases in his search for the Source of the Nile would be shocked if he were to see the lake today. At the time, it is said, the lake water was as clear as the creator intended it to be. Today, intense rains pounding down on barren and degraded lands have swept in tons of phosphorous laden sediments into the lake, adulterating its waters with …
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Uganda: Planting the Seeds of Hope Around an Unhealthy Lake Victoria
Monitor: John Speke, the British explorer, who arrived at Lake Victoria’s shores in 1858 after months of braving dense forests and tropical diseases in his search for the Source of the Nile would be shocked if he were to see the lake today. At the time, it is said, the lake water was as clear as the creator intended it to be. Today, intense rains pounding down on barren and degraded lands have swept in tons of phosphorous laden sediments into the lake, adulterating its waters with …
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