Tuesday Map: Waterworld
If the 21st century’s wars will be fought over water, rather than oil, it might help to at least know what we’re fighting over. UNESCO recently released this world map showing where freshwater aquifers lie: Here’s the Middle East: For more on this project, see New Scientist’s write-up.
If the 21st century's wars will be fought over water, rather than oil, it might help to at least know what we're fighting over. UNESCO recently released this world map showing where freshwater aquifers lie:
If the 21st century’s wars will be fought over water, rather than oil, it might help to at least know what we’re fighting over. UNESCO recently released this world map showing where freshwater aquifers lie:
Here’s the Middle East:
Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating
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