Rising lakes in Kenya force communities to flee as wildlife encounters increase

Rising water levels in Kenya's Rift Valley, particularly around Lake Baringo, are forcing local communities to abandon their land and increasing dangerous encounters with wildlife such as crocodiles and hippos due to habitat loss. Scientists warn that the potential merging of Lake Baringo with Lake Bogoria could trigger an ecological disaster amid climate-linked extreme rainfall.

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