Groundwater can prevent drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa. Here's how: Millions of people in the Horn of Africa lack safe, reliable and affordable water throughout the year DAI KUROKAWA/EPAMillions of people living in the arid regions of the Horn of Africa lack safe, reliable and affordable water throughout the year. This is because of recent decreases in rainfall in … [Read more...] about Groundwater can prevent drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa. Here’s how | The Conversation
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Southern African nations need to up their groundwater management game | The Conversation
Southern African nations need to up their groundwater management game: A woman draws water from a hand pumped well in northern Ghana. Axel Fassio/CIFOR/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDWhen you think of a country’s water resources, you may not realise that there are many kinds. Some is surface water, such as dams and rivers. There’s also groundwater, which includes aquifers and, in some … [Read more...] about Southern African nations need to up their groundwater management game | The Conversation
Groundwater maps could help South Africa prepare for safer fracking | The Conversation
Groundwater maps could help South Africa prepare for safer fracking: Drilling for water in the Karoo where one major concern from fracking is that groundwater will be affected in the shale gas extraction process. Danita Hohne The South African government has made a firm commitment to proceed with unconventional gas exploration using fracking. During fracking a mixture of water, … [Read more...] about Groundwater maps could help South Africa prepare for safer fracking | The Conversation
