Lake shores dry as dust
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CTA. 2001. Lake shores dry as dust. Spore 93. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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In the past 38 years, Lake Chad has shrunk by 95%. A gradual decline in rainfall since the 1960s and increased water use, especially for irrigation, has led to the decrease. The 1980s marked the construction of internationally financed irrigation...