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Story Publication logo July 26, 2018

The Fates of People and Gorillas Are Entangled in Rwanda

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Rwanda
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A mountain gorilla in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Image by Elham Shabahat. Rwanda, 2017.
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Rwanda: Climate Change and Mountain Gorillas

In Rwanda, increased floods, droughts, and landslides have caused deaths and destroyed homes. How...

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Farmers—very careful weather observers—are seeing their crops affected by water shortages, the longer dry season, and unpredictable weather, all of which are forecasted by climate change models. The weather problem is only likely to worsen in the future. Image by Elham Shabahat. Rwanda, 2018.
Farmers—very careful weather observers—are seeing their crops affected by water shortages, the longer dry season, and unpredictable weather, all of which are forecasted by climate change models. The weather problem is only likely to worsen in the future. Image by Elham Shabahat. Rwanda, 2018.

Worse droughts have caused serious water shortages, which impact both local farmers and mountain gorillas. 

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