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Antigua & Barbuda - Drought in the Land

Antigua & Barbuda are islands in the Caribbean, and they are no strangers to drought. For a little more than three years, they have been facing a drought. A drought is a long period without rainfall, which naturally leads to a water shortage. 


From 1863 – 1865, 1983 – 1985 and 1993 -1994, the islands were hit by drought. As a result of the 1983 – 1985 scarcity of water, Antigua & Barbuda imported water from Dominica. About two years after this, a Desalination Plant was bought and installed in Crabbs, Antigua. 


Desalination is when minerals are removed from saline water, desalination occurs.


There are no rivers in this country, but Potworks Dam, a human-made lake, is one of the largest lakes here, and it holds about one billion gallons of fresh water. However, because of the lack of rainfall, the lake no longer exists.     

  

Nevertheless, a Plant located in Barbuda is to operate later this month. This plant can produce about one hundred thousand gallons of water per day.

Desalination provides about seventy to ninety percent of the country’s water.


Notes:

http://nods.gov.ag/hazzards/drought/

http://antiguaobserver.com/no-end-in-sight-to-abs-water-crisis/


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