Bio: Farouk El-Baz from Boston University
http://www.bu.edu/remotesensing/Faculty/El-Baz/FEBbio.html 
Posted on 07/18/2007 6:10:57 PM PDT by Fred Nerks
The recent discovery of a huge underground lake in Sudan could spell an end to four years of conflict in the drought-stricken region of Darfur, a US geologist says.
More than 200,000 people have been killed and some two million displaced in the conflict, sparked in part by competing claims to scarce natural resources in the western region, humanitarian organisations say.
"Access to fresh water is essential for refugee survival, it will help the peace process and provide the necessary resources for the much needed economic development in Darfur," Farouk El-Baz from Boston University said.
The discovery was reported in last month's International Journal of Remote Sensing and the Sudanese Government has since launched its "1,000 Wells For Darfur" campaign to raise sufficient funds to tap the precious resource.
Mr Baz said Egypt has already committed to sinking the first 20 wells free of charge, while the United Nations has sought help in selecting the best sites to sink the wells.
The United Nations needs water supplies for its planned 20,000-strong joint UN-African Union force, due to deploy in Sudan possibly next year.
The lake was spotted by satellite and lies more than 550 metres below sea level.
With a surface area of some 30,750 square kilometres, it is slightly larger than Belgium.
- AFP
Is that possible??
Towelheads have been fighting over wells from the beginning of time
This is good news, and the only thing lacking is the mention of major wells to serve the largest population centers. I'm sure there must be a few.
The problem with 20,000 wells is that 20,000 problem technology and maintenance centers will be created which, for people starving daily, they will be unequiped and unable to power and maintain.
Of course it's possible.
Wells double that depth are all over the great plains.
The problem is the power for pumps and the ongoing maintenance, even if everything is donated to the people who need it.
Sounds like a few of the brighter natives need to be exported and trained to be able to do for themselves. That's not mentioned.
The UN has plans for the water so the natives will still starve to death. Doing so under the command of the United Nations is so much better than just starving to death.
I can’t see that providing water will do much to end that conflict. It might slow it down for a bit but the killing will continue.
Hey. atleast they will be hydrated
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Nothing worse than a mummified bullet riddled corpse.
Right smack on the border of Chad.
I dont forsee any problems with that /sarc
you want to look your best for the 72 virgins dont ya know? ;0)
Finally, a solution to the age old problem of genocide and barbarism against people in general. Maybe when water skiing becomes popular I'll give some thought to vacationing there..........
The arabs are nothing if not supremely cunning; now they are blaming genocide on ‘Global Warming’.
Bio: Farouk El-Baz from Boston University
http://www.bu.edu/remotesensing/Faculty/El-Baz/FEBbio.html
Call to tap hidden water under desert
Gulf News | July 01, 2007 | Emmanuelle Landais
Posted on 07/02/2007 12:23:15 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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