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Here’s why Egypt’s Nile River is in danger

The dam, about 450 miles from the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, will generate 6,450 megawatts at full capacity — more than three times the energy produced by the Hoover Dam.
The Nile provides nearly 100 million Egyptians with virtually all their water.
That estimate was based on computer models, said Hany Hamroush, professor of geology and geochemistry at the American University in Cairo.
Egypt’s population has almost tripled in the past 50 years to 97 million. Egyptians now have 15 times less water per person than the average American.
Authorities are taking drastic measures to protect the Nile’s banks from urban sewage and industrial waste.
“Where does their sewage go?” el-Sissi asked at the time.
The U.S. Agency for International Development is spending $14.8 million for Egyptian pumping projects at six key world heritage sites.

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