Ngurdoto Crater is a volcanic crater in Meru District, Arusha Region, Tanzania. The crater is 3.6 km (2.2 mi) in diameter at its widest and 100 metres (110 yd) deep. Ngurdoto Crater is surrounded by forest whilst the crater floor is a swamp. It is located in Arusha National Park.
| Ngurdoto Crater | |
|---|---|
| Kasoko la Ngurdoto (Swahili) | |
 Ngurdoto Crater from southern rim | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,250 m (10,660 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mount Meru |
| Coordinates | 3°17′20″S 36°55′36″E / 3.28889°S 36.92667°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) north-south |
| Geography | |
 | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Arusha Region |
| District | Meru District |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic |
| Volcanic region | Great Rift Valley |
Environment
editClimate Change Impact
editBetween 1981 and 2016 there are marked areas of drying in parts of northeast and much of southern Tanzania. A clear warming trend is apparent in annual temperature. By the 2090s projected warming is in the range of 1.6 to 5.0 °C, also evenly distributed across the country. For rainfall there is strong agreement for decreases in the mean number of rain days and increases in the amount of rainfall on each rainy day (the ‘rainfall intensity’). Taken together these changes suggest more variable rainfall, with both higher likelihood of dry spells (such as droughts) and a higher likelihood of intense rainfall events (often associated with flooding). Climate change impacts of severe droughts, floods, livestock deaths, crop failures and outbreak of disease (such as cholera and malaria) are likely to be regularly observed.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Future climate projections for Tanzania" (PDF). Future for Climate Africa.
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