by Christine Kenneally BH | Sep 3, 2007 | Africa, Climate, Prehistoric humans
Between 135,000 and 70,000 years ago, the east African climate was highly unstable and subject to megadroughts. In the worst droughts, Lake Malawi had less than 15% of the water it has today. Crucially, around 70,000 years ago, the climate changed and became wetter...