

How Groundwater Can Alleviate Drought in the Horn of Africa
Unknown aquifers may have a prompt answer to the frequent droughts which decimate a large number of animal populations and significantly affect the livelihoods of many in the region. The large aquifers recently discovered in northern Kenya in Turkana County validates this statement. The Lotikibi Basin Aquifer which has been estimated roughly the size of Rhode Island or half the size of Belgium was unknown until recently. This underground lake covering an area of 4,146km² that