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Egypt discovers vast subterranean water reservoir
Cairo geologists report a massive underground freshwater reservoir under the western desert rivaling the size of California and Nevada. Experts caution the resource is slow to extract. arid patches near oases could yield farmland if huge irrigation and roads projects are built, with long timelines and high costs.
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Egypt
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Sudan
Qattara
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Sacramento
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al Ahram
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Columbia Basin
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Aswan High Dam
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