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Watching the water
Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubian_Sandstone_Aquifer_System
Great Man-Made River
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Man-Made_River
Trouble ahead for Gaddafi's Great Man-Made River
#LibyaCrisis
GMR is a remarkable feat of engineering but the whole scheme could collapse if the mayhem in Libya continues
www.middleeasteye.net/columns/trouble-great-man-made-river-1331047422
Libya's water supplyPlumbing the Sahara
Libya's water is pumped from deep under the desert
www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/03/libyas_water_supply
Libya: water emerges as hidden weapon
IPS: Libya's enormous aquatic reserves could potentially become a new weapon of choice if government forces opt to starve coastal cities that heavily rely on free flowing freshwater
www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/may/27/libya-water-hidden-weapon
Libya's Qaddafi taps 'fossil water' to irrigate desert farms
While many countries in the Middle East and North Africa bicker over water rights, Libya has tapped into an aquifer of 'fossil water' to change its topography – turning sand into soil. The 26-year, $20 billion project is nearly finished.
www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2010/0823/Libya-s-Qaddafi-taps-fossil-water-to-irrigate-desert-farms
Nubian Aquifer, Nubian Project
The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS) is the world´s largest 'fossil' water aquifer system meaning that the water is ancient and non-renewable, much like the mineral resources on which countries rely for their prosperity. Lying beneath the four African countries of Chad, Egypt, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya), and Sudan, it covers some two million square kilometers. Groundwater has been identified as the biggest future source of water to meet growing demands and development goals in each country. But can the NSAS meet such demand? Over-abstraction has already started, at times leading to desertification. Other major human pressures include agricultural irrigation and climate change.
web.archive.org/web/20110824141945/http:// www-naweb.iaea.org:80/napc/ih/IHS_projects_nubian.html
Libyan War Is For Water - NOT Oil - Largest Fossil Water Reserve (MIRROR)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5dx7jQF1WQ
The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer Dispute
sites.stedwards.edu/pangaea/the-nubian-sandstone-aquifer-dispute/
Underground "Fossil Water" Running Out
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/05/100505-fossil-water-radioactive-science-environment/
'Huge' water resource exists under Africa
www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-17775211