From Telegraph.co.uk:
“Radar data recorded in space has found the remains of a giant lake under Darfur’s arid sands, launching plans to sink 1,000 wells that could help stop the region’s war.
A team led by a veteran of Nasa’s Apollo lunar exploration programme used satellites’ remote sensing equipment to build a picture of the 12,000 sq mile lake.
Although its waters drained away as the region turned to semi-desert, researchers are confident large amounts of moisture have been preserved as groundwater.
The conflict in the western Sudanese province of Darfur, which has killed 200,000 people and forced 250,000 from their homes, has its roots in clashes over scarce water resources.”
Would this work? I’m skeptical. Still, I thought it was a really cool story.
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