💧 there is 100 times more water in the Sahara than in all the rivers and lakes of the world combined. Yes, you read that right. Beneath the sands of the Sahara lie enormous reserves of fresh water. The main water resources of the Sahara are concentrated in several massive underground reservoirs. The largest of them are the North-Western Sahara Aquifer System, which Algeria relies on, and the transboundary Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System. These resources are not a recent discovery. Local populat

Hidden watercourses beneath Antarctic observed for the first time 🇦🇶🌀 An international team of researchers has for the first time directly observed that hidden beneath the Antarctic ice lies a system of lakes and watercourses. The researchers drilled a 500-metre-deep hole through the Antarctic ice sheet until they reached water. They were able to film the watercourse beneath the ice and analyse its properties. These subglacial watercourses of West Antarctica play a crucial role in the melting

The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform say water availability and mutual transboundary water resources management is an essential condition for peace and security. Anna Shiweda opened the session of the National Stakeholders Workshop On Namibia's Accession Process to the Water Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, held in Windhoek. #NBCNews #nbcDSTV282 #nbcdigitalnews | NBC Digital News