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Lakes of Plenty

Saturday, April 22, 2006


Since I missed Earth Day, I'll make up for it by giving you a dose of doom:
  • The world's 6th largest lake has nearly been drained because of regional overdevelopment - despite how it appears on maps. Aral Sea?!
  • The Dead Sea is "living up to it's name" - having lost 1/3 of its surface area and losing one metre of depth per year. There are plans for a massive underground diversion of Mediterranean waters to the historic sea to give it a refill. But it will no longer have the buoyancy it's famous for. If you want to have one of those famous floats, get there soon...
  • In Africa, Lake Chad is is being drained and Lake Victoria is becoming Uganda's hydroelectric engine, at the expense of the lake itself. Where does the power come from after the lake's gone? Why make such a huge investment for such short-term gain?

posted by James
Saturday, April 22, 2006

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