Tuesday Map: Waterworld

Posted By Joshua Keating Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 7:42 PM Share

If the 21st century's wars will be fought over water, rather than oil, it might help to at least know what we're fighting over. UNESCO recently released this world map showing where freshwater aquifers lie:

Here's the Middle East:

For more on this project, see New Scientist's write-up. 
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