Reuters: Europe will be confronted with 30 million Africans trying to reach its shores unless it acts to stop climate change from depleting a lake on which they depend, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Sunday.
Scientists say changing weather patterns, along with growing populations and the construction of dams, are to blame for the shrinking of Lake Chad, which provides livelihoods for about 30 million people in surrounding countries.
"If Lake Chad dries up, there are about 30 million people who......
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Chad: Europe must save shrinking African lake
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 31st, 2010
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