NPR: Lake Turkana https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-121815 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 31 May 2026 12:43:06 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Lake Turkana https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-121815/lake-turkana The biggest permanent desert lake threatens with rising waters and hungry crocs Kenya's Lake Turkana is the world's largest permanent desert lake. Its waters have long sustained hundreds of thousands. Now the lake is facing multiple threats — and threatening those who rely on it. Sun, 31 May 2026 08:24:28 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/31/g-s1-122887/lake-turkana-kenya-climate-rising-waters-fishing-crocodiles https://www.npr.org/2026/05/31/g-s1-122887/lake-turkana-kenya-climate-rising-waters-fishing-crocodiles

Kenya's Lake Turkana is the world's largest permanent desert lake. Its waters have long sustained hundreds of thousands. Now the lake is facing multiple threats — and threatening those who rely on it.

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