💧 there is 100 times more water in the Sahara than in all the rivers and lakes of the world combined. Yes, you read that right. Beneath the sands of the Sahara lie enormous reserves of fresh water. The main water resources of the Sahara are concentrated in several massive underground reservoirs. The largest of them are the North-Western Sahara Aquifer System, which Algeria relies on, and the transboundary Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System. These resources are not a recent discovery. Local populat