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 Stories About: Chad AND climate AND climate change impacts AND climate science AND water crisis
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A shrinking Chad
Lake Chad now one-tenth of its 1972 size |
Joseph Romm |
22 Jun 2008 |
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| Satellite images show Lake Chad one-tenth the size it was in 1972, not even 40 years ago. Lake Chad used to be the world's sixth-largest lake, but its resources have been diverted for human use or affected by rainfall such that its been almost entirely depleted in a very short amount of time: In the IPCC's 2007 report (PDF) on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation in Africa, there is no specific mention of Lake Chad. But staring at these satellite images one can ... |
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| Topics: Chad, climate, climate change impacts, climate science, water crisis (all these topics) |
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