Over at whymap.org, they posted a new world map showing aquifers throughout the world. It’s good to see some organizations preparing to deal with possible future disputes over water scarcity. It’s also interesting to see the great variation within every continent on the map (besides Antarctica of course).
[Global Groundwater Maps] via Water for the Ages
Note that the colour only represets the type of groundwater, and the tone of that colour indicates the amount of annual recharge. If you’d like to see a map that only depicts the scarcity of water, take a look at this article from a few weeks ago.
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