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Hidden water reserve twice the size of Loch Ness discovered in drought-stricken Sicily

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Tags: water, climate change, italy.sicily, reservoirs.underground, disasters.natural, droughts, discoveries, author.rosie frost, source.euronews
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/08/02/hidden-water-reserve-twice-the-size-of-loch-ness-discovered-in-drought-stricken-sicily

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Title
Is this newly discovered water reserve the answer to Sicily's drought?
Published
Aug 2 2024
Word count
687 words

2 comments

  1. MimicSquid
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    No, it's not a solution to the drought. It'll be drained as a stopgap measure, and then you'll be dry again because climate change has changed what is actually feasible in that location. People...

    No, it's not a solution to the drought. It'll be drained as a stopgap measure, and then you'll be dry again because climate change has changed what is actually feasible in that location. People will spend a lot of money trying to not change, but that money would be much better spent on supporting the change to a way of life that's congruent with the new environment.

    14 votes
  2. chocobean
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    Six million years. One event that pooled this water. That's like asking if Johnny's water bottle can be the solution to your going off grid It'll take months to drill, with unknown geological...

    They say the water dates back to roughly six million years ago

    Six million years. One event that pooled this water.

    That's like asking if Johnny's water bottle can be the solution to your going off grid

    It'll take months to drill, with unknown geological consequences, and then what? Do they have a system in place for how to deal with draught afterwards?

    7 votes