Studying the wildlife of a modern East
African savanna ecosystem provides students an analog for studying the
ancient environment of the
Lake Turkana Basin, which millions of years ago was much more lush and green than today.
If you like, you can show your date some of the key points of interest around the
lake, such as a 100 foot high totem pole, an obelisk that was erected by none other than George II and the remnants of an
ancient North
African city (which has been shipped over to Britain and reconstructed).
Agricultural land increase, Africa devastated,
African aid threatened, Africa hit hardest, air pressure changes, Alaska reshaped, allergies increase, Alps melting, Amazon a desert, American dream end, amphibians breeding earlier (or not),
ancient forests dramatically changed, animals head for the hills, Antarctic grass flourishes, anxiety, algal blooms, archaeological sites threatened, Arctic bogs melt, Arctic in bloom, Arctic
lakes disappear, asthma, Atlantic less salty, Atlantic more salty...