Why There Are Trillions of Tons of Water in Africa, But No One Drinks It

[@davidbell4986]

In 1962, I went with a group to Africa to show people how to dig wells. We dug 1 and gave them shovels and tools and told them we were going to another village to demonstrate the people there and would be back in a few weeks. When we returned, there was a fence around the original well with 2 guys inside the fence selling the water. There you go.

[@maxwellquipey1]

Same mentality as making healthcare cost a lot, let alone anything

[@flyoverkid55]

@@maxwellquipey1 Not really. While just about anyone can dig a well, the same cannot be said of practicing medicine.

[@maxwellquipey1]

@@flyoverkid55 the purpose of medicine is to help those in need, and those in need typically can't afford it, so it's a bit backwards

[@flyoverkid55]

@@maxwellquipey1 Tell me, how does medicine become available? Who creates it? Do they have an investment in this creative process? The only thing " backwards " is your perspective on how the labor and expenses of some should be taken from them to be given to others. If that is the case, let's start with you and your money. And we're talking about digging wells, not inventing things at expense.

[@williamshafer1996]

And there you go. The one with the most rocks, wins. Thats why you can't let them into your country, either. It's easier to take your stuff.

[@PM_82]

Many of the water bunds in Kenya are not dug by locals for water, they are dug to restore vegitation. The bunds dug are seeded with grass seeds and already contain wild seeds. By cathing water the vegitation can grow. The water caught will join the ground water instead of flowing to a river and becomes a problem downstream with flooding. Organisation like Just Diggit are working in multiple african countries with this principle.

[@conormcmenemie5126]

The idea is to produce a posative Charney Effect. By reducing the surface albedo there is an increase in cloud formation and rain. So too does the vegetation produce organic cloud condensation neucli (CCN) for the same reason.

[@Tattootin]

I am cutie to how this was observed and then inp? Such a wild simple, and something I would never expect to work? But a little of thinking may lead you to this design?

[@Richardiba]

@@Tattootin Those bunds ("Zai") were introduced from Burkina Faso (made famous by Yacouba Sawadogo)

[@its_blacknblue]

Who’s scrolling through the comments while listening ?

[@axolotlplaysthis]

Same🎉

[@its_blacknblue]

@ 🫡

[@catherton4]

That voice, no, I'm not listening, just scrolling!

[@its_blacknblue]

@ pause can be a good thing

[@zchats]

Those semi-circles are meant to collect rain water, sure... but not for drinking. They are an ingenious way get plants to grow so that the landscape isn't so desolate and to provide food.

[@davidstokes8441]

Actually their role is to slow water movement across the land so that it percolates into the aquifers, so threefold - grow crops, save drinking, and slow the encroachment of the deserts into farming areas. (Sahara and Namibia)

[@nessa6859]

Thank you! Just commented this as well because it was completely misleading.

[@nessa6859]

@@davidstokes8441 Tbh I think your description is a bit off. When you said "their role is to slow water movement" is correct, however the "percolate into the aquifers" reasoning is incorrect to my knowledge. They don't want the water to percolate into the aquifers at all. They want the rain water to pool above the surface. The issue is the soil is so dry water can't penetrate the soil, so when it rains all the water percolates to the aquifer's, so technically they're trying to stop the percolation. The pool of water slowly rehydrates the desolate soil, allowing for normal water absorption after sometime. Once the soil has returned they add nutrients and plant vegetation, which in turn spreads the rehydration of the soil to the surroundings. This method isn't just slowing the encroachment, it's actively reversing it.

[@superchet4026]

The video said that...

[@Richardiba]

@@nessa6859 The percolation is in fact correct; remember that parched exposed soil is very poor at absorbing water, resulting in increased runoff (and even flash flooding). The pooling effect also has another function - it is meant to provide water for the seeds planted within the Zai to be able to grow and provide groundcover which ultimately improves the soil drainage, composition and quality. The Zai performs multiple functions.

[@loonesworld]

Why are you runnin? Cause Nestle is comin ❤

[@samuel2985]

Not enough people know about Nestle and Poland Springs and many other really destructive companies

[@harrietharlow9929]

This should be water for the people tha live there, not for multinationals to hog and make money off of.

[@BrendanButler-dw1ox]

@@harrietharlow9929 Indian farmers have had issues with Coca-Cola using up all their water.

[@Game_Reaper]

@@harrietharlow9929 when people do not stand up for their rights, the productive powerful mind snatches the control...

[@rmf9567]

This is nothing new or designated for any certain region of the world. Bottled water companies literally go into communities and areas in America and buy springs and then sell our water back to us. We have a local spring that my great-great-great-grandfather would drink out of and the entire town loves it. We had to buy the land in order to stop the company

[@OmarHermann]

Simple. Money. Thiefs. Corruption.

[@TheDragonfriday]

You mean less money, all money taken by thief, corruption etc

[@iceLordgeneralSpeaking]

Thieves**

[@asabovesobelow1362]

It comes naturally to them.

[@vunguyenlong5738]

And Nestle!! Never forget that Nestle exists 😂

[@ArchangelExile]

Damn those water thieves.

[@yrsp3]

Never had water shortages in Ghana , drilling water cost around $500 for a household. I think water is more scarce around the region with deserts , (middle) region, when you look at the map you will see that brownish area, green.

[@LaurenRichardsEvans]

Wasn't Wateraid supposed to take the financial strain off the locals by building wells?

[@conormcmenemie5126]

I had noticed that makiing lake Akasombo actually increased rainfall to the west of the lake, but no effect to the east.

[@yrsp3]

@@LaurenRichardsEvans Bro nobody is building wells in major cities Ghana or Nigeria, 80-90 % of the people drill their own wells and bore holes. If wateraid is helping someone , maybe in the remote areas. The majority of countries in Africa have had water all the time. They are so many big rivers. Like I said , and you can have a look at the map. They’re even rainforests in Africa.

[@LaurenRichardsEvans]

@@yrsp3 That's why I asked, because Wateraid & Oxfam have been scamming people for years if nothing of what they're doing is bettering the people.

[@omarsirleem7105]

As a Kenyan citizen i must say that "bora uhai" and Ruto Must go

[@sageforce9306]

what does that have to do with the video?

[@kelvina1589]

Ruto must go😂😂😂

[@macdonaldchaboka6117]

ruto bado yupo kwani?

[@baulitious1710]

​@@sageforce9306You had to be there to understand😂

[@FarmTastic97]

Although Africa possesses huge water resources hidden underground, many places still face a drinking water shortage crisis. This is a heartbreaking paradox, because lack of infrastructure and management prevents millions of people from accessing clean water.

[@TheDragonfriday]

It can be easily install hundreds water systems if they wanted but nope

[@Zorlont]

They have had centuries of examples of how to get water... Clean water is a technology they had in ROME. The fact that there are places in Africa that don't have clean water today is because there is a problem with the people. They do it to themselves.

[@ricahaurymn]

The mentality in their current government is to do as little as possible at the most minimal in investment so that the bulk of the money is given to the fat cats that keep getting fatter.

[@FarmTastic97]

@@TheDragonfriday Their country has no money to invest

[@FarmTastic97]

@@Zorlont Why do you say that because their government doesn't invest in them

[@youcantata]

Good example: Libiyan Great Man-Made River, made by Gaddafi government. It provides 6.5 million m3 of fresh water per day. 2-3 times of water used by Great London city, UK.

[@EM-qx3hx]

Thank you for providing information in m3, as it pertains to water, instead of “Tons of water”

[@wilcoxdaniel9825]

Didn't Obama and nato blow this up?

[@borivojetravica569]

"He doesn't mention former president of Libya poring money from oils in project "Man made rivers" who have 4 fase and gets all aquafers in Libya! Way?"

[@borivojetravica569]

Way he play stupid in this video about that?

[@kaywatson6505]

And he was assassinated for it.

[@davidstokes8441]

In the 1950s we, as school children were urged to donate to a project in India to dig "pipe wells", as the country was running out of water although as you say, there were millions of gallons in aquifers. The money poured in, millions of wells were dug, and the result, 50 years on India's aquifers have been drained, they are now so deep pumps can't lift the water. We, in the west, through this program destroyed India's aquifers. NOW YOU WANT TO DO THE SAME IN AFRICA! Africa's water problems are being solved by Africans, let them get on with it. The work in the Sahel, Ethiopia, Libya, Egypt are all supplying water for crops each using its own methods. Libya transports water through massive pipe lines, in the Sahel the lunars collect water allow vegetation to thrive and regenerate the savannah , Egypt built the Aswan Dam and Ethiopia as reforrested its highlands. The west (and China) needs to back off.

[@jimbaranski4687]

You can't blame the West for Indian's misuse of their water resources. The Indian government would have been quite capable of managing this resource, but they apparently didn't.

[@davidstokes8441]

@@jimbaranski4687 I was not laying political blame on India, but showing how easy it is to destroy a resource when ignorance and emergency combine. We nearly had a similar problem in my own country when industry over use on the Great Artesian Basin caused pressure drops.

[@conormcmenemie5126]

India population 1950 360M India population 2024 1,455M Four times larger - but blame the west......

[@suechandler8162]

Very well said, no pun intended.

[@manikyum]

The white man's greed has no bounds.

[@agneteht]

Aquifers that are not being replenished should be used sparingly. The right way to use water is through effective use and reuse where possible. Also by watercapture. Even a relatively small surface can capture a lot of water in cisterns.

[@momentary_]

A lot of that water will just seep back into the aquifer. Irrigation water isn't all absorbed by crops. A lot of it, over 90%, go right back into the water table. Just one of those aquifers had over 500 years worth of Nile river water and look at the colossal amount of people living off just the Nile. It would take Africans thousands of years to use up that water.

[@agneteht]

Irrigation in arid hot regions doesn't replenish the aquifers, it evaporates and leaves salinity on the soil. Also at the rate they pump it will very quickly become unsustainable. Agriculture and human hsbotats need to be based on patterns compatible with the available resources and crops apt for the climate. Unlimited irrigation from aquifers only contributes to practices that aren't sustainable. I live in a country with much larger aquifers and we are seeing the tremendous ecological harm from excessive aquifer exploitation as well as the harmful impact in terms of growing crops that cannot be sustained in the long run. And we aren't nearly as arid as Egypt.

[@Ryan-sl8mw]

Sounds simple but the average IQ in subsaharan Africa is about 75

[@borivojetravica569]

That aquafers are huge. If Libyan president not killed and keep poring money from oils in project "Man made rivers" still need to pass minimum 500 years to reach 50% in that full industrial used of drilling, pumping grounds water!!!! What you think in 500 years are depends with energy technologies, power plant? You can later 500y from now easyly bring back water in that aquafers 😊

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

@@borivojetravica569the problem is that aquifers can lose capacity if too much is taken out of them.

[@mccanlessdesign]

Africa has an over-abundance of EVERY KIND OF RESOURCE, relatively easily available. Also, huge manpower. The rest of the world has sent TRILLIONS of dollars to Africa over the decades for aid. So - what's up? When do Africans become responsible for Africa and make it fly? Does ANYONE anticipate a change in the status quo in their lifetimes? At 60, I don't.

[@SilvaDreams]

Nope, for that to change the mentality of the people has to change. There is a good reason why they have stayed in mud and stick huts and not much has changed over thousands of years there.

[@josecolon2185]

corruption to this day from foreign interest. western powers and now as of late even china want to make sure they can keep exploiting the resources so they either put incompetent pundints in power or pay off mercenaries to sieze mines and said resources.

[@Dragonologist]

🐒

[@danielmcarthur2776]

You are a complete joke! I live in a better house here in Ghana than you do. Your school system and media have mislead you​@SilvaDreams

[@coz6908]

Such willful ignorance. Maybe if Western countries, you know, the colonizers would leave Africa alone and quit stealing their resources, they would be fine. Ever wonder why there are a lot of coups there? Whenever a democratic government is elected by the people that doesn't play nice and let the West get cheap or free natural resources, there's a coup. Then, the "former" colonizer puts a ruler in place that will follow their orders. The result is that Africa stays poor and underdeveloped. Do a little research, and you'll find the answer.

[@minns5515]

This helps me appreciate where I live much respect to all

[@bofelomooketsi5077]

So you think all of "Africa" is like this?

[@JOGA_Wills]

There was a tribe in N. Africa that gave the Romans fits [the Garamantines I think]. After conquering them they found they were living off of a giant underground aquifier. The Romans believed it had to be an underground river connected to the Nile it provided so much water

[@thecargotsold]

This video is full of BS. I drill Wells in Kenya and none of what he says including the figures he quotes are accurate. We drill a deep borehole (over 250ft) with casing and tower and tanks plus solar pump, panels and the entire infrastructure for about $18000

[@borivojetravica569]

BS o so not mention Gadafi and Libya project "Made man rivers". Poring money from oil in that project with out debts,loans

[@bilalabdi9148]

Great , only 18k is good , do you do it in somalia ?

[@veritasliberatore9360]

How large are your tanks and what rate for your pumps? That is the starting price or you offer a single kit?

[@dibaterman]

I got into geoscience and comp-sci for this specific adventure into African ground water. I was always curious about the ocean currents at various points near the coast of Africa and had guessed that there must be other bodies of water influencing these currents. What perplexed me was that no one seemed interested to explore it. I got into GIS and started working on software to use various imagery to track land formations such as sink holes and cyclic watery regions then projected the size of the water bodies needed to gives the kind of effect on the coast that I originally made me curious. Geoscience is a really amazing field and I recommend it for anyone of the curious breed, you'll end up with question after question.

[@conormcmenemie5126]

I sent both the USA and PRC a geoengineering project to evaporate 1.5M over a 20 minute period in the desert west of Djibuti: at 4pm the ground should have absorbed about 20MW of solar heat. The resultaint atmospheric river incepting the easterly monsoon over the Ethiopian Highlands, to produce a Kiremt storm which migrates westwards as and African Easterly Wave, raining across 5M km2 in october. This to regulate the length of the rainy season. mmmmmm???????

[@manikyum]

How much does it pay

[@dibaterman]

@@manikyum I do this on my own time, the work I do is related to the Comp Sci degree.

[@conormcmenemie5126]

@@manikyum It has cost me about 15 years of my life with zero return . . . . .

[@dibaterman]

@@conormcmenemie5126 It's either you enjoy it or you do something else. I do know some folks who make money that way but it's typically through the academy.

[@zedeyejoe]

British farmers in hilly areas, used to dig pits, line them with clay, to collect rainwater for livestock to drink.

[@mybutt2939]

they aren't known for their iq u know...fact~

[@antontsau]

The whole Australia is covered with "farm dam" - the same structures, small ponds on hill slopes to collect rainwater for lifestock.

[@Dandylion1001]

Poor management and lack of infrastructure sounds like UK water supply

[@peterpanini96]

In uk rains everyday... 😂😂😂 you should go and check .... 😅

[@legionjames1822]

Yep the first and third worlds are EXACTALY the same.

[@Dandylion1001]

@@legionjames1822 if you mean corrupt companies pumping human shit into the rivers that supply our water for profit while the government looks the other way then yeah they are quite similar

[@Cymru85]

​@@peterpanini96drinking rain water full of pollutants from the atmosphere isn't wise my little pigeon.

[@armonwp]

Import the 3rd world, become the 3rd world.

[@Ben_Kunga]

In Kenya, specially my home area we've maximized the use of ground water for irrigation. But the big issue is that RUTO MUST GO.

[@jake_edinburgh]

Me who's from an African country with plenty of drinking water 😂😂

[@robertmusil1107]

Na man, Africa is one big country and everywhere is exactly the same... xD

[@GreenSpace314]

Me:Uganda

[@JTLM_48442]

Must be scammer who got my granny im 👁️👁️ you

[@Mark4Jesus]

00:41 watch me drink coffee. 🤣🤣

[@daptydeduck3998]

Yes alot of africa struggles with water crises, but not everywhere. Just like The praires of America has water problems

[@krystlebee931]

I live in a desert portion of the US and trust me, we're suffering big since the northern states control the water for the river that flows through here to the sea.

[@AnthonyBrennan-v2e]

In Zimbabwe the white commercial farmers had large commercial farms with sophisticated watering systems linked to aquifers. Unfortunately the farm workers were the key supporters of the opposition political party. Hence the government disposessed the farmers by force and awarded the farms to political insiders or split the farms into small holdings. The first casualties were the infrastructure that was looted and sold, the remaining machinery was not maintained and failed. The farm output and exports slumped the currency and hyperinflation was next. Finally the government is requesting funds to feed its people because of drought. They are demanding the west to supply funds to pay for grain to feed their people because of the weather rather than the fact that the destroyed their farms on purpose. They may well be buying the grain off their former farmers as the countries surrounding Zimbabwe offered land to the disposessed Zimbabwean farmers. Another first for Africa.

[@EstaJeanette-nk7fj]

There are more farms in zimbabwe than today. Zimbabwean produces twice as much food as it used to. This same problem was happening even when those farmers were there. It is about farms not drought. Mbwa

[@mrlover4310]

Don't let water aid find out along with Comic Relief . That Africa has a large reserves of water how would I embezzle the money from us.

[@ukachukwuokpara]

@@mrlover4310 water aid to where to people living in the desert? I've never experienced water shortage in my life and I don't pay for water at all, shower and wash all you like the water ain't going nowhere

[@nessa6859]

I like your channel, but that first bit about the 1/2 moons is completely wrong. They dig those 1/2 moons, yes to collect the rain water there but not for drinking. The main reason is to expand their green areas. The 1/2 moons collect the water to help rehydrate the barren soil, which is then used to plant grass and other vegetation. The 1/2 moons then continue to grow affecting the barren soil around them, slowly turning a previous barren wasteland into fertile ground. I'm sure they may drink that water, but they don't make these 1/2 moons to collect drinking water, it's to expand green spaces.

[@alibenmadi3732]

Great video but you need to search “Great Man-Made River” in Libya 🇱🇾 which costed 25 billion dollars and now the whole country using underground water because of it

[@wilcoxdaniel9825]

This probably drained Lake Chad.

[@masterlightjames950]

Obama bombed it twice.

[@borivojetravica569]

​@@wilcoxdaniel9825😂 man , that is not even close...not connecting aquafers

[@borivojetravica569]

​@@wilcoxdaniel9825rivers who supply lake are used to irrigation...just looked on maps, same situation like arial sea.

[@borivojetravica569]

""He doesn't mention former president of Libya poring money from oils in project "Man made rivers" who have 4 fase and gets all aquafers in Libya! Way?""

[@hommeboy]

The aquifers will be completely drained unfortunately. This happened in Libya when they made an aquifer in the South land to farm and it quickly drained leaving the entire region dry.

[@lh7550]

Countries in the third world have long used Water Pumps Powered by the Wind. Once set, Water Mills run for years with minimal occasional, and very cheap, maintenance. So, why are we not promoting this system?

[@Whoover]

Simple, as a person from South Africa many African countries with large corruption often can’t afford and create new effective water filtration services and thus making it less common if we could get ourselves together and manage our resources and trading with our countries free and fair for us Africans and profitable against some of the West and some of the East it would lift us out of poverty but we can’t as many countries in the continent would just do bad things and unfair not profitable trades just at the end to still starve and get fed just a little

[@dabrack9350]

One additional problem is that the populations have adapted to the water available. In almost every case of drilling a new well as soon as the supply is increased, the locals have a population boom. The accompanying boom in agriculture with domestic food animals quickly surges demand past the new supply.

[@antontsau]

Classic Mathusian catch

[@TheBawlz09]

You can possibly use the manual pump even at 160 ft, however you will need to set up a sort of bladder system and a simple yet elegant way to create more pull and vacuum on the water

[@armonwp]

We've told them it's there, now it's up to the Africans to get the water if they can without our help.

[@EstaJeanette-nk7fj]

Africans have getting the water way before your kind and race came into existence

[@Spootiful]

Just keep Coca Cola away from that water...

[@notimportant3820]

Coke? That may be, but there's a massive country with very polluted water who is moving into the African continent. They used to get ships full from the great lakes for free- but neither Canada nor the US will allow that anymore.

[@TheAnswer70]

​@@notimportant3820 wow what country is that?

[@notimportant3820]

@@TheAnswer70 China. It's been a few years since they were allowed into the great lakes, but those are fresh water and their ships would load up with clean water and head back to their ports.

[@phillicondor]

Are u an aussie spoot. I iust read an article the other week about what they're doing Western Australia

[@Spootiful]

@@phillicondor No, from Finland. Looked up the article and that really seems to be their standard procedure :(

[@TheBawlz09]

One huge thing that I've never heard anyone else ever talk about - is that the founder of 5-Hour energy drinks basically donates 97% of his money to solving issues like this and he has funded creation of tankers that set on the ocean and pump water to land all while cleaning and sterilizing the water safely and cheap.

[@TREE3-ph4sr]

Having salt water is less worse than not having water. The hot climate in africa makes boiling salt water to collect fresh water less of a hassle. Boiling water at home or near it means other household chores or tasks can be done while evaporating and condensing water, and they also get salt after the process. That's like hitting two birds with one stone. In contrast, walking for miles to fetch water leaves people unable to do other things and the water they get is likely to be unsafe for drinking and had to be boiled anyway.

[@brianboye8025]

Excellent video. Your information is pretty solid and comprehensive.

[@MR.Drowsy158]

In the US a 100-150 foot water well costs about $5k... maybe 50%-75% more to 300 ft... something tells me it doesnt cost $130k to drill a well at 330 ft.... i used to drill water wells.. this guys facts are all over the place and some contradict eachother.

[@912-pizza4]

At least he's trying

[@DarthQuaint]

We're talking about Africa, not the US. When you were doing your money math, did you factor in how much more scarce the equipment to drill water wells is in Africa? The skilled workers to run them? Based on everything else he said in this video, that equipment seems quite scarce at this time. And what are the golden two that govern the cost of things? Supply and demand. And even that doesn't factor in that most of the smaller communities on the southern end wouldn't have the money even for U.S. prices.

[@MR.Drowsy158]

@DarthQuaint you can ship the whole semi truck sized drilling machinery over there for probably 10k, so let's say it costs $15-20k then not $130k, and thats assuming there isnt one single drilling rig on the entire african continent (or not enough for demand) also labor would be cheaper there than in the US so the one-3 days of labor per well would be cheaper aswell. I am talking about residential wells, not commercial.

[@NowAmFound]

Mrbeast drilled 100 wells in Africa. What's the problem?

[@victorhopper6774]

@@NowAmFound corruption and tribes.

[@BahamaSmooth]

Africa has vast water resources, but the issue is more about access and distribution than the sheer amount of water. Here are some key points to consider: Uneven Distribution: While Africa has about 9% of the world's freshwater resources, these are unevenly distributed. Some regions have abundant water, while others face severe scarcity1. Infrastructure Challenges: Many areas need more infrastructure, including dams, pipelines, and treatment facilities, to capture, store, and distribute water effectively. Economic Water Scarcity: Even when water is available, it might not be accessible due to economic factors, such as a lack of investment in water infrastructure and management. Climate Change: Changing weather patterns, including prolonged droughts and unpredictable rainfall, exacerbate water scarcity in many regions. Population Growth: Rapid population growth increases the water demand, putting additional pressure on already limited resources. While there is a significant amount of water in Africa, the challenges lie in making it accessible and usable for everyone. Efforts to improve infrastructure, manage resources sustainably, and address climate change are crucial to solving this issue.

[@drillbabydrill892]

9:25 “No one to blame”, especially not the people who have lived there for hundreds of thousands of years. 😂

[@dahasolomon7314]

The "people of Africa" don't need water. Certain REGIONS in some countries face water scarcity at some PERIODS of time. Africa is made of 54 countries

[@Jonesy-f5v]

You are NOT drinking coffee. I don't know what it is but this is NOT coffee. This rather looks like desert drill hole water, but not coffee.

[@davidwheatcroft2797]

The underground water in Kenya at least is BRACKISH and NOT suitable for drinking or farming. I went to school with Sean Avery, for many years the Director of water development in Kenya.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

A key takeaway: Aquafers are really tricky.

[@MichaelJerry_]

I say this everytime Africa has water We just have issues making it accessible and safe to use or drink

[@Richardiba]

Was really disappointed by how the Turkana aquifer situation turned out in Kenya. Surely, the Govt. could've put in more money as a national priority to pump up and purify the water to ensure adequate provision to its people. Problem with our Govt. is that they're more likely to pursue this as a for-profit venture. I just hope Nestle et al. aren't in talks to buy up our water rights.

[@edenshorthousesthouse1925]

Ive got an innovation which can help, "the hot and cold device" when hot and cold temperatures influence water the sanitation standards vary like heads on alcohol. The toilet paper trick filters out large objects and the hot and cold device separates the mixed in substances as water will evaporate and get lighter than the materials mixed with it fresher water will remain floating closer to the surface whereas the heavier mixed water is at the bottom of the pool this makes two different freezing points being as 0 degrees is the freezing point of water this temperature at the bottom of the pool allows for water to freeze then rise to the filtered water leaving behind everything else such as debris with everything at the bottom of the pool this allows for cleaner water to be removed carefully from the pool into another basin or pool for the same process until it's refined. As there is no positive without a negative temperature this can be used to contain the debris and even thaw it into water which is drinkable or safe to drink once boiled to kill of any pathogens.

[@bradvansteinburg2962]

As an article says , 5 companies are in dry Spain pumping and selling bottled water while the local people have no water and need to buy it from these 5.

[@tim31415]

Aquifers are not renewable. If these were exploited they would be used up and the place would be in worse circumstance than it is now. Africa's problem is too many people, not insufficient water.

[@PATISLAV]

Africa's main problem is the climate change, and in their case its less the human made one, but the one that began 10-12K years ago. But the human made one will get them on their knees.

[@ladioyewo]

You can distill or desalinate seawater which is renewable. You sound like those genocidal weirdos that always try to depopulate Negro communities

[@daltonalbertin137]

Appreciate this content!! Keep up the good work!

[@Paulthored]

Video Suggestion: Water Hippo Roller Specifically designed to help with this whole thing.

[@mikecooper5096]

Johannesburg also has the problem of LOSING almost HALF its water due to collapsed infrastructure.

[@oblioarrow768]

Makes me wonder why we spent $175 billion on Ukraine. That amount of money could have done a lot more for these people in my opinion.

[@dianaroach3093]

Because Ukraine was a scam for money. Then have the nerve to come back and ask for me.

[@Myron90]

9:24 its unfair but there's NOBODY to blame

[@Lobos222]

There was a plan for super large solar plants in the desert to transport power to Europe. However the plans was canceled when the transport cost (infrastructure, security of said and so on) was considered too costly and with high risk of power cut outs from geopolitical issues and so on. Point is, if such plants could be built to supply Europe with power one could argue they could also be used to desalinate water. Sure, a cost associated with such, but without drinkable water you have nothing. No humans, no nation, no tax revenue etc etc.

[@maggnet4829]

That's not coffee, is it? Looks like pipe cleaner. 😅

[@TawaniAnyangwe]

South of the Sahara is a pretty large area. Can you be more specific? Because most of Central Africa, the Congo basin and East Africa doesn't have a water problem

[@pittyman]

13 galons per day? I wive with 5 galons per day in Europe, man.😎

[@chrissz.3a570]

“It’s obvious that people in Africa need water “ dawg💀

[@ukachukwuokpara]

I can tell you that here in Nigeria water is not a problem if you drill a borehole here and reach the water it last for life never dries up where do you people get your evidence from, NOT ALL AFRICA IS A BARREN WASTELAND

[@Marta1Buck]

​​@@ukachukwuokparapeople look at the dessert and wonder why it's so dry 😂.

[@rootsoriginal415]

My entire family never struggled for water lol..... dawg hahaha

[@looptiyeventsmanagement8012]

This people should visit Africa 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@stephaniecoomey2356]

its obvious because all people need water, you're all looking at life through a racist lens. so sad.

[@eugenedebeer5255]

Capetown drought info: Scholars from schools in neighbouring provinces held water collection rallies and water was sent down to Capetown from Places like Pretoria (2000km away) .. by Truckload... 💪

[@popeye82]

They need to stop having kids where they can't give them a life where they can thrive.

[@walterulasinksi7031]

The aquifer under northern Africa ( Saraha Desert) is the result of geologic penetration from when this part of Africa was under water as part of 5he Mediterranean basin. The sea water penetrated deep into the basin and through the filtering of sediments, desalinated it. Mostly, it is a matter of needing to drill wells deep enough to access the aquifer. This s where 5he political structure of the individual nations can work against the populace of these countries. Infrastructure does have a substantial cost that needs to have a positive return, such as agriculture 5hat can be sold on the open world market, thus creating a circular flow of economic finances. In that humans cannot recreate conditions in which these reserves can regenerate naturally, it shows the differences between the locations of such aquifers. The one under the US midwest, which is a result of a similar geologic cause, but having a different meteorological pattern, that permits regeneration, making such a circular economic pattern possible. While a government could create an infrastructure to access such aquifers, without a natural regeneration, they would be reduced quicker if an agricultural component we to be added attempting to make the infrastructure profitable.

[@df1707]

Because thats what colonial oppression looks like

[@fidelusa]

I live it, good video. Just wondering, if there is no water, why don't they move to where there is water? Like Colorado, usa

[@davidmouser596]

Aquifers can take up to thousands of years to fill up once emptied.

[@nitinmalviya]

This video is just too frustrating, most of the time he just keeps saying Africa has so much water, rather than answering the question that he put in the title.

[@niekvanderwegen3557]

Use trees grass for water fruits en vegibles ect make a ecosystem "circle of life" or creat clouds for shade en water ❤

[@ac-uk6hs]

I'm I'm an immigrant from Iran living in the United States and I'm thinking about how amazing the world is because of the United States So much of what we have in our world is from them right All the antibiotics the Africans have all the medicines they have all of the clothing and the cell phone technology and the satellites anything you see in Africa that's worth having was developed by Western countries and then I got to thinking how ungrateful they are and they're constantly complaining and insulting the States.. I think it's time we either demand respect from them like we do our children who we give everything to and they spit in our faces or we just pull out and tell these kids the trust fund is over

[@Just-thoughts]

Same with iran my brother, everything is western made or what did iran ever make?

[@ngari117]

What a dumb take,don't ever comment on any video. US has a bad name because of their tactics against communism in africa,from assasinating founding leaders in freshly independent nations in the 60s to turning self reliant and prospering countries like Libya into another desert ruin less than a decade ago. Your pocket change tax is going more into buying more hellfire missiles to kill children in Gaza than it is benefiting any African

[@charleshite7944]

Africa is cursed by geography, which most people don't comprehend. It's a huge land mass with few good harbors or navigable waterways with a variety of climate and ethnicity. Much of the soil is not suitable for farming. Africa has many assets but they are scattered throughout the continent Many people think of Africa as a country, but it's much more complex than that.

[@bmclean2083]

Another excellent video, thank you! I’m curious though…completely off topic, but what would happen if that wonderful cup of coffee wasn’t brewed and that glorious sip didn’t happen? Would people go through withdrawal? Just curious : )

[@omarwjwiippa8726]

The aquifer in the Midwest USA has been pumped so low that the water in it is salty

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

Africa's also the biggest gold deposit... yet there's no gold to be seen...

[@Toothlessthedragon-qo5ij]

that's because you have never seen gold

[@joseph-mariopelerin7028]

@Toothlessthedragon make total sense!

[@johnnybigmack1332]

Keeping the poor,poor👎

[@LimitedState]

Well to answer your question, you need people living there with the mental acuity and tools to first detect the aquafer and then access it. From there of course any water treatment that maybe necessary and piping to the masses is the next step. Although you missed the first step. That is why. It is not like dozens of countries and humanitarian groups and churches and on and on, haven't been going into these areas and attempting to teach them how to improve their situation for generations.. We have.

[@TSA595]

Our dams were full for bit. I went to check em last year.

[@NathanZSolomon]

I see this as a very solvable problem: Perfect the building of thorium reactors. Use standard cooling towers but add condensers to the top of these towers to collect the steam and turn it back into now, distilled water. Then distribute it to whoever needs it. Granted that South Africa has the most Thorium at about 35000 tonnes, but only a small amount is needed and the converted thorium into U-233 results in radioactive material that only lasts a couple 100 years rather than the current US waste of U-235 which lasts 100's of thousands of years. Wouldn't it be nice if Bill Gates or other overly wealthy people would invest in providing the funds needed to solve the remaining problems with creating thorium reactors? But now, due to regulation, the NRC nuclear regulator commission is only now looking at removing the 1 and only rule that stops scientists from investigating larger versions of any molten salt reactor.

[@croberts2358]

I need to teach them how to use like rain water and let the water slowly drip into the ground and plant Gardens and stuff to energize the land. When you have land with no grass or trees to hold the topsoil and place it washes away and then all you have is dry Barren land.

[@K-MoneyOutDaBricks]

Cause Europeans deleted the people who were supposed to find that out!

[@Cymru85]

Dont lie, the people sold to Europeans were the poorest in Africa, they were sold by their leaders who should of been helping their own people.

[@mammanbenjamin1691]

In Nigeria it's roughly about 500 dollars to drill a borehole

[@maxmustermann76]

Finally pull yourself together africa !

[@falcorthewonderdog2758]

Water isn't measured in tons

[@alrugh95]

The UN dug 900 wells in Africa. As soon as the workers left the men disassembled the pumps and sold the for scrap!

[@zivguymoore974]

I had no idea Kermit found a new career as a narrator

[@icerook1560]

Get them all water straws problem solved end of story

[@steffenwolffe507]

with the level of difficulty surviving in these areas, someone please explain why they STAY where life is hard. Why do these people not move to where there is less struggle and MORE WATER????

[@l.ls.8890]

Best to leave all that underground water alone. What happens when the trillions of gallons are used up? What do they do next?

[@MR.Drowsy158]

That's like saying we shouldn't use oil, or your $10k in savings after you loose your job. Why have it if it's never used or no one ever benefits from it. Better to benefit even 1 day from it than to never.

[@MR.Drowsy158]

Also I believe Saudi Arabia has WAY less oil than that, and they haven't run out of oil, while greatly improving living conditions and it's citizens. Same thing could happen with Africa, simply for domestic use though, as exporting water doesn't have much of a profit margin.

[@wendellhatcher7011]

Africa has plenty of water outside of the reserves.

[@Browhoa]

W best video ever best 15 min or my life

[@Baasicstuff]

no its so obvious that we don't talk about it lol

[@smoothdahustla9729]

Keep the north African and other countries that consume alfalfa (I mean Arab countries). they used up a lot of the ground water in the central US states because the US didn't have enough regulations, and it affected many of the locals.

[@kevinboiz7887]

All the references from 1 country..........................................................................................

[@frostkiller]

Although Africa is the richest continent on the planet, it’s the poorest. It’s more than just the water.

[@Robert-zr1lg]

I bet your coffee machine is moldy now 😹

[@SihleMsomi-sl8ct]

Bro, please use the matrix system 🙏 also on your videos Love your work ❤ Shout out 🇿🇦🤟🏻

[@michaelmyers2557]

If you want the matrix system you need to take the blue pill.

[@jimmydepersis3130]

Metric?

[@chrismc8000]

Average only 164’ from the surface? Had to go down 525’ in Vermont for water for a new house years ago.

[@RPSchonherr]

The problem with Africa and water is that the people don't (for some reason) want to live where the water is.

[@davidmoak1219]

Yeah we have that area here in America, it's called California. People think it's a good idea to live in a dry state that's literally been burning to the ground for thousands of years to such a point that there's several specific plants that rely on the 500F degree heat of forest fires to even seed. They think they can just get water from tons of miles away and ask the fires to stop nicely. That's literally what that state has been doing since it existed. Blatant denial of reality.

[@Germain-ys8zz]

⁠@@davidmoak1219California has pretty fertile soil and is a lot better than anywhere in Africa even in west Texas it’s better

[@3poli]

Are you deliberately omitting the fact the in Libya there is a multi billion dollar project that did exactly what you said and has been pumping fresh water from the desert to all coastal cities in the country for more than 30 year now ?

[@jaquubjummah7538]

who said there is no water in Africa 😂😂😂😂😂😂we have enough water

[@nubithecreator]

As a Nigerian,...seeing someone say that finding water to drink is wild....you guys always think and talking about africa like its one country it's not bruh

[@OmarM42]

Correction, Africa's humans struggle with finding fresh water. Africa's large animal population as no trouble finding water. Maybe the humans need to learn from the animals.