Climate change could devastate Africa

A report by The Washington Post has warned that climate change could devastate Africa.

The report said Lake Turkana, the world’s largest desert lake, in western Kenya "is a fine turquoise strip that seems to recede further into the distance each day."

A fishing village, that once hugged the shore of the lake, is now 800 feet away, and everything - food, water and employment- drying up, said The Washington Post.

Rainfall has been decreasing in the northwestern Turkana region of Kenya for decades. Droughts now drag on interminably; one a quarter-century ago wiped out his goat herd. Rivers that once supplied drinking water have run dry, said the report.

As the world grows increasingly concerned about the looming effects of climate change, the perils are already visible in African regions such as this one, it concluded.