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Climate change is having a dramatic effect on Victoria Falls (Picture: Reuters) These devastating images show the stark reality that climate change is having on Victoria Falls, one of the world’s natural wonders. The once-cascading waterfall has been reduced to a trickle in places and there are warnings it could one day dry up unless urgent action is taken. Water levels at the falls, which border Zambia and Zimbabwe, have now reduced to their lowest level in 25 years. Also known as Mosi-oa-Tunya – or the smoke that thunders – the average flow is now down by 50% and having a knock-on effect on local farms, power supplies and tourism numbers. The first image shows the falls in full flow in January this year while the second image was taken yesterday (Picture: Reuters) Water levels at Victoria Falls are at their lowest levels in a quarter of a century (Picture: Reuters) Zambia’s President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, said: ‘These pictures of Victoria Falls are a stark reminder of what climate change is doing to our environment and our livelihood. ‘It is with no doubt that developing countries like Zambia are the most impacted by climate change and the least able to afford its consequences.’ The water in the falls does reduce during the dry season of May to November. However, officials have said this year had seen an unprecedented decline and the anticipated rains have yet to arrive. Images of visitors on the walkway, taken just 12 months apart, show the effect the lack of rain is having on the grass (Picture: Reuters) Water levels always reduce during dry season but the anticipated rains have not yet come (Picture: Reuters) Two million people in Zambia are estimated to be hungry and in need of food assistance because the drought has hit crops and livestock. The landlocked country is heavily dependent on hydropower and has seen a drastic cut in the amount of electricity produced. There are daily power cuts in Zambia and Zimbabwe and the Kariba Dam, the world’s largest reservoir upstream of the falls, is down to a quarter of its original capacity. Millions of people are also at risk of starvation in Zimbabwe and the country’s finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, said: ‘We are dangerously close to a level where we have to cut off power generation.’ Zambia’s President Edgar Chagwa Lungu has warned of devastation unless climate change is addressed (Picture: Reuters) A couple seen in the dry rainforest at the Victoria Falls, a major tourism attraction for both Zambia and Zimbabwe (Picture: AFP) Mining has been hit by the drop in power and the Zambian leader has now revised GDP growth for his country from 4% to 2%. Mr Lungu said Zambia’s economy needs to improve by 7% to have any meaningful impact on poverty levels. In an interview with Sky News, he appeared to take a dig at climate change deniers including US President Donald Trump. He said: ‘We have no time to play politics with climate change. ‘It’s a serious problem and a genuine one and we are surprised when people trivialise it and say it’s not real. ‘They are living in a different world but this world we live in Zambia we are feeling the effect of climate change very adversely and they’re impacting on everyone.’ An aerial view of the falls in full flow in June 2018 (Picture: AFP) A sun-baked pool in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe (Picture: AP) Victoria Falls is classified as the world’s largest waterfall based upon its combined width of 1,708 metres and height of 108 metres. It was named after Britain’s Queen Victoria by Scottish explorer David Livingstone who is believed to have been the first European to view the falls in 1855. The indigenous Lozi language calls it Mosi-oa-Tunya and the World Heritage List officially recognises both names.
