How Libya Built Brand-New Rivers Across the Sahara
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3: 59: - Libyas oil boom brought wealth and population growth, but also highlighted the scarcity of water resources. -
7: 23: - Northern Africa has a vast underground water supply, but it cannot be replenished. -
10: 52: - Libyas Great Man-Made River provides 70% of the fresh water used by the Libyan people, despite taking decades and billions of dollars to build. -
14: 29: - The great man-made River project in Libya, started by Gaddafi, remains incomplete and uncertain after his overthrow and death. -
Recap by Tammy AI
Date: 2023-12-14
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-Zockopa
Lybia once was the social most advanced african country with the highest living standart on that continent.
Pretty obvious that a rebbelion broke out there - instigated, facilitated and militarily supported by those who
wanted a free lunch on Lybia-s resources and its national gold reserves.
In fact the -rebellion- was a poorly covered up western war of agression against one of the few ex european
colonies which truly became independent and souvereign.
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Lybia once was the social most advanced african country with the highest living standart on that continent.
Pretty obvious that a rebbelion broke out there - instigated, facilitated and militarily supported by those who
wanted a free lunch on Lybia-s resources and its national gold reserves.
In fact the -rebellion- was a poorly covered up western war of agression against one of the few ex european
colonies which truly became independent and souvereign.
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-michaeltaj6756
West never liked Gaddafi since he was building the country, and this could be a pattern to follow by other Africans. In their mind Africans should always stay poor and this guy was working in opposite way. Libians should learn a good lesson from this and never trust the BS from west.
Wishing you a new wise leader to bring back the good old days.
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West never liked Gaddafi since he was building the country, and this could be a pattern to follow by other Africans. In their mind Africans should always stay poor and this guy was working in opposite way. Libians should learn a good lesson from this and never trust the BS from west.
Wishing you a new wise leader to bring back the good old days.
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-rmmillerra
No. the -Arab Spring- was an uprising instigated by the West (US, UK and France. Libya was fast becoming a prosperous country when the West's jealousy and meddiling led to the overthrow of their government and the murder of their leader. They successfully destroyed any hope for Libya. Thanks to the US, UK and France Libya is now in total chaos.
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No. the -Arab Spring- was an uprising instigated by the West (US, UK and France. Libya was fast becoming a prosperous country when the West's jealousy and meddiling led to the overthrow of their government and the murder of their leader. They successfully destroyed any hope for Libya. Thanks to the US, UK and France Libya is now in total chaos.
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-janliljeberg3769
Why Nations Fail, because of the US hegemony, supresing all rising nation with strong leaders with future plans, not in line with the USA. The US has become a destructive force, only starting wars they lose, leaving the countries in ruin, Libya is only one of 70 that the US has destroyed from 1947-1989!
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Why Nations Fail, because of the US hegemony, supresing all rising nation with strong leaders with future plans, not in line with the USA. The US has become a destructive force, only starting wars they lose, leaving the countries in ruin, Libya is only one of 70 that the US has destroyed from 1947-1989!
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-Chris. Davies
Pumping fossil water is a recipe for ultimate disaster.
It is the very definition of a non-rewnewable resource.
This is one of the worst projects ever undertaken.
And their so-called -rivers- are in fact, quite leaky pipes. And so they won't even get to use a fair portion of the water the pump.
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Pumping fossil water is a recipe for ultimate disaster.
It is the very definition of a non-rewnewable resource.
This is one of the worst projects ever undertaken.
And their so-called -rivers- are in fact, quite leaky pipes. And so they won't even get to use a fair portion of the water the pump.
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reallifelore
This is a very interesting documentary, but you REALLY need to get to the point. American documentaries all use this tiring repetition style. This is a great country with amazing people and stunning cities that deserve a MUCH better documentary
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This is a very interesting documentary, but you REALLY need to get to the point. American documentaries all use this tiring repetition style. This is a great country with amazing people and stunning cities that deserve a MUCH better documentary
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-meanlean3095
Libya has took 15% of all Egypts fresh water & now Ethiopia is taking 60% of all Egypts freshwater & if they continue to get away with this then Egypt will become a barren desert-
Stop the ethnic cleansing of Egypt by any & all africans-.
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Libya has took 15% of all Egypts fresh water & now Ethiopia is taking 60% of all Egypts freshwater & if they continue to get away with this then Egypt will become a barren desert-
Stop the ethnic cleansing of Egypt by any & all africans-.
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-tankueytryn
- 14: 57 Somebody has a point. Without a trial, he was executed. Even Saddam had a trial.
Not an angel by any means, however, he provided free water, school and post secondary education (anywhere in the world, arable farm land, and more.
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- 14: 57 Somebody has a point. Without a trial, he was executed. Even Saddam had a trial.
Not an angel by any means, however, he provided free water, school and post secondary education (anywhere in the world, arable farm land, and more.
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-wyqtor
RIP Muammar Ghaddhaffi, the leader under which those projects were built and who was violently deposed as a result of foreign intervention by the US and France, leaving the country in shambles and a continuous state of civil war.
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RIP Muammar Ghaddhaffi, the leader under which those projects were built and who was violently deposed as a result of foreign intervention by the US and France, leaving the country in shambles and a continuous state of civil war.
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-wulfeman9948
The term fossil water, or paleowater, refers to underground water reservoirs that have been geologically sealed. The water contained in them cannot be replenished and may have been locked in for thousands of years
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The term fossil water, or paleowater, refers to underground water reservoirs that have been geologically sealed. The water contained in them cannot be replenished and may have been locked in for thousands of years
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-user-wj6zs7uq6l
Now Lybia is poor but not before.
Gedaffi a violenze regim?
Hahahahaha, go and read the wealthness of the Lybia people that time and after that we can talk about it. Ho and read some real stadtithics
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Now Lybia is poor but not before.
Gedaffi a violenze regim?
Hahahahaha, go and read the wealthness of the Lybia people that time and after that we can talk about it. Ho and read some real stadtithics
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-parmaster13
Thanks, USA, for everything! Especially for liberating Libya from the dictator! Even though the country has been engulfed in civil war for the past 10 years and completely destroyed, Libyans are still grateful!
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Thanks, USA, for everything! Especially for liberating Libya from the dictator! Even though the country has been engulfed in civil war for the past 10 years and completely destroyed, Libyans are still grateful!
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-visionworld4426
Correct, but he should've stated these were black African who migrated (6: 58)out to Nile Valley, they found a black baby mummy in Libya. (5, 500)These became the ancient Kemetic/ Egyptians.
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Correct, but he should've stated these were black African who migrated (6: 58)out to Nile Valley, they found a black baby mummy in Libya. (5, 500)These became the ancient Kemetic/ Egyptians.
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-julijanmagda7855
Gadafi hawe a planes fir all Afrika of fir biggest longest end strongest chanels end for this total fulling watter was planed ewend 5 tom8 years in full long capacity. end Green Afrika
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Gadafi hawe a planes fir all Afrika of fir biggest longest end strongest chanels end for this total fulling watter was planed ewend 5 tom8 years in full long capacity. end Green Afrika
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-DiaRasputin
0: 49 that not Lybia, that the south entrance to the Great Mosque of Uqba in Kairouan - Tunisia. Video taken from before 2011 due the big poster of Ex Tunisian dictator picture on the wall.
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0: 49 that not Lybia, that the south entrance to the Great Mosque of Uqba in Kairouan - Tunisia. Video taken from before 2011 due the big poster of Ex Tunisian dictator picture on the wall.
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-someone-ql6pu
I am acctaully disappointed by the video
I was ecpecting hand made river or somthing. but that just a pipe line from well (under water)
nothing impressive. just a lot of big pipes
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I am acctaully disappointed by the video
I was ecpecting hand made river or somthing. but that just a pipe line from well (under water)
nothing impressive. just a lot of big pipes
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reallifelore
omg. i thought of doing this 10 years ago. free sunlight salt n fresh water n electricity n glass from sand. glass pipeline steaming hot seawater conduits irrigating the sahara boom oasis
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omg. i thought of doing this 10 years ago. free sunlight salt n fresh water n electricity n glass from sand. glass pipeline steaming hot seawater conduits irrigating the sahara boom oasis
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reallifelore
Someone should stop this shit from happening, don't they realize that this will cause the water source to go down. Where is the water going to come from to fill all these rivers, day.
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Someone should stop this shit from happening, don't they realize that this will cause the water source to go down. Where is the water going to come from to fill all these rivers, day.
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-marianroberto5140
Obama destroy libya and yemen and not forget Somalia 3 black countries and another 4 irak Syria pakistan and Afghanistan nato and usa army are evil they destroying countries
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Obama destroy libya and yemen and not forget Somalia 3 black countries and another 4 irak Syria pakistan and Afghanistan nato and usa army are evil they destroying countries
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-skyleonidas9270
Well but lybia used to be very rich, descibed as a land of plenty in the odissey, and during the carthaginian empire it was its backbone profiding a lot of men for war
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Well but lybia used to be very rich, descibed as a land of plenty in the odissey, and during the carthaginian empire it was its backbone profiding a lot of men for war
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-russlane3040
If you consider the water cycle in Libya area, it seems ridiculous to think we have any idea about earth climate cycles and the enormous time lines in human terms.
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If you consider the water cycle in Libya area, it seems ridiculous to think we have any idea about earth climate cycles and the enormous time lines in human terms.
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-michaeljensen6116
I maybe wrong, but I'm pretty sure the US blew up the plants that make these pipes right before assassinating the president of Libya starting the -Civil war--
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I maybe wrong, but I'm pretty sure the US blew up the plants that make these pipes right before assassinating the president of Libya starting the -Civil war--
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-eljazbeqiri9665
The Great great Gaddafi.
They killed him and his country looted and destroyed Lybia, for the sake of Israel and they zionists ev! l peoples.
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The Great great Gaddafi.
They killed him and his country looted and destroyed Lybia, for the sake of Israel and they zionists ev! l peoples.
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-andycai1986
- countries with low lands like Bangladesh Holland Maldives etc would be devastated by the rising seawater level with the added new water
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- countries with low lands like Bangladesh Holland Maldives etc would be devastated by the rising seawater level with the added new water
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-oatlord
Boy. if ever there was a ticking clock for a major war, it seems that an underground lake that covers 4 desert nations sure is a good one.
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Boy. if ever there was a ticking clock for a major war, it seems that an underground lake that covers 4 desert nations sure is a good one.
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-danieltoledo9383
No clue who Goddard is, this video makes him sound based. Traitorous scum killing that which boomed. Would you even be alive?
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No clue who Goddard is, this video makes him sound based. Traitorous scum killing that which boomed. Would you even be alive?
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reallifelore
9: 30 -The largest and most ambitious irrigation project carried out in human history. -
The entire country of the Netherlands:
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9: 30 -The largest and most ambitious irrigation project carried out in human history. -
The entire country of the Netherlands:
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-bob_greene
interesting; but, where's the proof of the 100's of thousands of yrs. for ice ages; I throw the B. S. flag! penalty for false info.
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interesting; but, where's the proof of the 100's of thousands of yrs. for ice ages; I throw the B. S. flag! penalty for false info.
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-celebrityrog
And yet they're complaining about a little flooding. Do you want desert or water? Seriously, you just CANT with these people!
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And yet they're complaining about a little flooding. Do you want desert or water? Seriously, you just CANT with these people!
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