Maps/Graphics
Maps and Graphics
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AFRICA'S DISAPPEARING LAKE CHAD
- Lake Chad, once one of the African continent's largest bodies of fresh water, has dramatically decreased in size due to climate change and human demand for water. According to a study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers, working with NASA's Earth Observing System program, the lake is now 1/20th of the size it was 35 years ago. source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=1647
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Lake Chad 2001
- Lake Chad, shown at the top-center of this true-color MODIS image acquired on October 21, 2001, is but a fraction of what it once was. The lake, surrounded by wetlands, has been taxed heavily as a source for numerous irrigation projects, and is subject to an arid climate that has endured a dramatic decrease in rainfall over the past forty years. The green and brown rippled area to the north and northwest of the lake suggests the lake's previous surface area. source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2187
