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Why Lake Chad is about to Disappear?
It is always said that where there is water, there is beautiful sites, harmony between the people who live in the area of the water and mutual human activities to maintain the water source. However, waters make problems sometimes. The following short article is about this area. If you know more information about the lake, please use the form at the bottom of the page to share it. Thank you.
Lake Chad has been an inland sea some 13,000 years ago, according to some sources. At one point, it covered an impressive area of 400,000 square kilometres. Because the lake is so shallow, its size has always fluctuated greatly. But over the last four decades, the lake has shrunk by an unprecedented pace. In the 1960s, the lake covered more than 26,000 square kilometres. However, by 2000, its area has decreased to less than 1,500 square kilometres. For the first time, human activity is now causing the dramatic changes to the water level. Irrigation and damming of the rivers flowing into Lake Chad drain the lake. Besides, overgrazing on the savannah destroys vegetation. All these factors will likely make the climate even drier. Lack of water has led to disagreements about jurisdiction between the neighbouring states. Who has the right to water has always been the problem. The violent clashes between the farmers, who are constantly diverting the water and fishermen who are worried that the lake shrinks, are putting more challenges and difficulties to maintain this source and keep it safe. Lake Chad was once one of the world's largest lakes, but now it is on track to disappear. According to some predictions, the climate change in the future, in the form of higher temperatures and increasing evaporation, will accelerate the shrinkage and the transformation of grasslands and wetlands into dusty deserts. The poverty and conflict that is expected to ensue shortly would further exacerbate the situation. Water shortage will most likely increase poverty and push for the already existing conflicts.
Shadows Across the Sahara: Travels with Camels from Lake Chad to Tripoli Riding Pasha, his beloved white camel, John Hare set out from the shrinking shores of Lake Chad with 25 camels, 4 Tuaregs, a Chinese professor, a white Kenyan rancher and a young Englishman. The book at the right columns highlights his objective to reach Tripoli, following an ancient camel route, notorious in the days of slavery as a road of extreme hardship and death and last crossed in its entirety by Hanns Vischer in 1906. Today the ancient slaving route is strewn, not as formerly, with the bones of deal slaves, but with over one thousand carcasses of dead camels. The expedition took three and a half months to cover 1462 miles. Along the way met every kind of person: village market stallholders, incredulous border officials and owners of travelling camel salt caravans. They encountered descendants of people who had met and entertained Hanns Vischer and introduced the Tuaregs to the powers of acupuncture and the ancient art of Tai Chi. However, the true heroes of this journey were John Hare's camels - resolute and uncomplaining in both hot and freezing conditions and sometimes in the face of icy winds. Two of the camels died of exhaustion, but the rest eventually reached journey's end. Freshwater Snails Of Africa And Their Medical Importance The first half of the book at the right column is primarily a systematic survey of the snails, beginning with glossaries, keys for identification to genera and a checklist of species. This is followed by a synopsis of species, with brief notes on ecology, distribution and parasites. Relationships are then described between snails and schistosomes and with other parasites. The book goes on to consider the factors affecting snail populations and possible methods for population control. Water Resources of Arid Areas: Proceedings of the International Conference on Water Resources of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Africa Africa's water resources constantly threatened by an increasing population and the resultant rise in water demand, together with the stresses of water use for various activities, desertification, climate change, and other interventions in the water cycle by man. It is vital that the water resources in arid and semi-arid regions are developed and managed in a sustainable and integrated manner. The book at the right column explores these key factors and examines them featured by leading experts, concentrating in particular upon the question of groundwater recharge and dividing discussion into many sections. To read about politics in Chad continue at Chad, Chadian Political Scene, Chadian Political Problems and Chadian Political History. If you knew more information about Lake Chad, Chad or Tchad, please use the form below to write it and publish it on this website. Visitors to the website will thank you for your contribution. Have A Great Story About Some Beautiful Sites in the World?Do you have a great story about any beautiful site in the world? Share it! Now here is one more thing to do to give value to this website. Please share this page about Lake Chad with your services through the following buttons. Thank you.   I use "Site Build It" tools at the bar below to empower this page about Lake-Chad and the entire 100 Beautiful Sites in the World. Thanks to those strong website building and optimizing tools. 100 Beautiful Sites in the World| 100 Beautiful Sites Blog| Beautiful Site Map| Beautiful Scene Newsletter| Contact Beautiful Sites| Any Beautiful City| Forward 100 Beautiful Cities| 350| Aarhus| Aegean Sea| Altai Mountains| Amazon Rainforest| Amman| Archipelago Sea| Arctic Ocean| Battery| Bayan Olgii| Bay of Plenty| Beijing| Bering Sea| Big Sur| Boreal Forest| Borneo| Cape Floral Region| Caracas| Chacaltaya| Chicago| Copenhagen| County Meath| Franz Josef Glacier| Ilulissat| Lake Chad| Monteverde Cloud Forest| Naukluft Park| Niger Delta| Norwegian Tundra| Okavango Delta| Olympia| Paris| Rub al-Khali| Rio de la Plata| Upper Po Valley| Yamal Peninsula| Zahara de la Sierra| User Interface
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