Heavy rain from last August's tropical storm Hilary contributes to the formation of a lake not seen in years at Bad Water Basin, Dec. 15, 2023, near Furnace Creek, Calif., Death Valley National Park.

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has called for urgent and sustained efforts to address the shrinking Lake Chad Basin. He made the appeal ...

N'DJAMENA, March 26, 2014 - Straddling the borders of Chad, Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger in West Africa, the Lake Chad river basin has provided freshwater and supported livestock and fisheries for ...

Refugees displaced by Boko Haram rely on the the rapidly-evaporating Lake Chad. ... This could not be truer for those who live in the Chad river basin, which lies in the heart of west Africa.

The Lake Chad Basin lies in the Sahel, on the southern edge of the Sahara. The basin is enormous, covering 2.5 million square kilometers (965,255 square miles), or 8% of […] ...

More flooding is expected in the coming weeks as the Chari River, Lake Chad’s main tributary, swells with rainwater. On Sept. 16, water levels in the Chari reached 6.6 meters (21.5 feet), 35% ...

Lake Chad, which lies on the boarders of the African nations of Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria, supports a vast ecosystem of waterfowl, crocodiles, fish, shore birds, and grazing animals. The ...

Park rangers initially thought the basin would dry up by the end of February. An ancient lake that reemerged at Death Valley National Park last year will remain for longer than initially expected ...