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Will Nile be the cause for another war?
The water level on 9th of September, 2020, and the other on 4th of September, 2023 (the day that Ethiopia says they have completed the filling of the reservoir of the controversial "Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam", or GERD.)
The image posted in Facebook by Professor of Geology and Water Resources at Cairo University Abbas Sharaky on 6 September 2023
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/126765/84-of-2023-Blue-Nile-flooding-held-in-Grand-Ethiopian
Saving the Nile
For the 280 million people from 11 countries who live along the banks of the Nile, it symbolises life. For Ethiopia, a new dam holds the promise of much-needed electricity; for Egypt, the fear of a devastating water crisis.
Large hydroelectric dams are touted as a green source of electricity, but they can leave a trail of environmental damage and water insecurity.
In this interactive scientific report, Al Jazeera partnered with earth and space scientist Dr Essam Heggy to analyse the impact of large dams on the Nile as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) nears its completion date in 2023.
@foufoutos Hydro electric is the most damaging (environmentally) form of power generation we have created. There is nothing worse for the planet and humans on it.
