East Africa: In 100 000 Years Lake Victoria Has Dried Up Three Times. It Could Happen Again

[The Conversation Africa] Lake Victoria, in East Africa, is the world's largest tropical freshwater lake. At 68,800km², it's also the second largest freshwater lake in the world after Lake Superior in North America. On a clear day you cannot see the other side of Lake Victoria, yet this vast body of water has dried up several times in the past - and it could happen again.