Lake Victoria’s Rising Waters Months of intense rain have swollen Africa’s largest lake to the highest levels observed in decades. The rising waters around Lake Victoria led government agencies to issue alerts to lakeshore communities during the region’s long rainy season (March to June). Floodwaters swamped farmland, inundated homes, and displaced tens of thousands of people. The pair of natural-color satellite images offer a view of the changing conditions in Winam Gulf, a shallow northeastern