Water is dwindling in Lake Chad - Water is dwindling in Lake Chad

Water is dwindling in Lake Chad

03-23-2019


Water is dwindling in Lake Chad Today’s Video of the Day from the European Space Agency describes the gradual deterioration of Lake Chad, one of the largest lakes in Africa.

Since the 1960s, Lake Chad has lost 90 percent of its water as a result of less precipitation, the development of modern irrigation systems for agriculture, and the increasing demand for freshwater.

According to the ESA, several attempts have been made to replenish the lake, but little progress has been made. Lake Chad is still a major source of freshwater for millions of people in the area. This receding water is down to a reduction of precipitation, induced by climate change, as well as development of modern irrigation systems for agriculture and the increasing human demand for freshwater. Straddling the border of Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria, the lake is a major source of freshwater for millions of people in the area. Water is dwindling in Lake Chad as shown above in video.

Lake Chad is mainly in the far west of Chad, bordering on northeastern Nigeria. The Chari River, fed by its tributary the Logone, provides over 90% of the lake’s water, with a small amount coming from the Yobe River in Nigeria / Niger. Despite high levels of evaporation, the lake is fresh water.

By Chrissy Sexton, Earth.com Staff

Video Credit: European Space Agency








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