Finding Water from Outer Space

Miller-McCune by Vince Beiser | Oct. 19, 2009

() The Land Cruiser rattles and bumps down a stripe of rutted dirt carving through the brush in this remote corner of southern Angola. Half a mile to the west, the tranquil blue Atlantic glimmers in the African sun. To the east, miles of spiky desert Full Story »

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 by J Sinclaire - Oct. 19, 2009

What a great article. A geologist uses satellites and other remote-sensing platforms to find water under some of the world's driest places, like Darfur. The technology described here will help millions of people find fresh water, and potentially avoid wars.

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