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July 2011 – Planet Earth News – Ethiopian lake reveals history of African droughts

Planet Earth July 2011The summer 2011 edition of Planet Earth reports on a new survey of Lake Tana in Ethiopia (the source of the Blue Nile), the study shows that drought may have contributed to the demise of the Egyptian Old Kingdom, around 4 200 years ago.

 

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