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Beneath Africa, Survey Finds 'Huge' Water Reserves

Posted by timothy on from the first-the-moon-now-this dept.

gambit3 writes with this news, carried by the BBC: "Scientists say the notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater. They argue that the total volume of water in aquifers underground is 100 times the amount found on the surface. Across Africa more than 300 million people are said not to have access to safe drinking water. Freshwater rivers and lakes are subject to seasonal floods and droughts that can limit their availability for people and for agriculture. At present only 5% of arable land is irrigated."

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  1. Re:So how long will it last? by symbolset · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, I haven't ever been to Africa either.

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  2. Surprise by FreakyGreenLeaky · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hmm, that's a surprise, I thought the ground was drenched in generations of bloodletting.

  3. Re:Greening of Africa by TeknoHog · · Score: 3, Funny

    De-desertification.

    Instead of a double negative, why don't we just call it "sertification"? Though that would probably not happen without involving a standards body.

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  4. Tell that to Indians. by denzacar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Both of feathers and dots variety.

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