A colored light stabs from the dusty. Almost indiscriminately at one point in the middle of the sandy nothing, it stands for hope: At the end of the signal, a water point is waiting for the thirsty.
For some years now, Hightech is supposed to tackle such a problem that still kills people through the Earth deserts after the first caravan.
We'll take you on oneHightech-Search for water in the realm of sand, stone and rubble.
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Artificial oasis and no Fata Morgana
In the midst of being hostile to us humans by nature - a nightmare.Arabic Sea NewsSaudi Arabia is one of the countries that actively tries to help here, with lasers.
- For some years now, such signal fire have been in selected places to point out the path to water. They are operated by the Ministry of the Environment, Water and Agriculture of the desert state.
- The mini-tech oases consist of a pump and/or a tank, a solar system with a battery and the laser. At night they should be clearly visible from a greater distance.
- According to the authority, regular maintenance is necessary to ensure the company.
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It can be life -threatening
According to the voluntary-organized search and rescue team Enjad alone, 13,000 vehicles stranded in the Saudi desert and 142 in the desert were reported and lost in the Saudi desert alone.
The majority came with the horror of it, but 28 died. According to the report in individual cases, there are said to have been only relatively low distances between a water source and the deceased.
For deserts, orientation under the extreme conditions is sometimes an insurmountable challenge, such as Mohammad Fohaid al-Sohaiman al-Rammali classified the Arab news portal. He is an environmental activist and the initiator of the idea.
The state and investors accepted them.
Which desert types there are
- Wendekreis deserts:They arise by about 23.5 degrees north and southern width, on the turning circles of the sun (spring and autumn). Their main evil are sinking air masses here - the starting point of the equator's equator. The Sahara or the Arabian Peninsula are the most famous examples.
- Binnenwüsten:They arise far from the oceans because the air masses have lost their moisture charged in the sea by rosing down. Inside Asia, the Gobi desert can be found a famous representative.
- Rain shadow deserts:They are located on the ocean-facing back of mountains. The air masses rising on the front have lost most of their water there. Dry air arrives on the back. The Mojave behind the mountain ranges of the Sierra Nevada and San Bernardino Mountains includes.
- Coastal deserts:Sounds strange, but also in moderate widths, deserts are possible directly by the sea, such as the Atacama in Chile. Cold sea currents are responsible, which cool the ocean close to the surface, so that less water evaporates than usual.
- Cold deserts:The Grönland inland ice as well as Arctic or the Antarctic are also considered deserts, but completely of other kind.
In terms of area, the latter category puts everyone else in the pocket. Even the Sahara with its 9.2 million square kilometers not even reached 3/4 of the Arctic - and the Antarctic in turn exceeds them (viaARDAlphaandStatesman).
Another example can be found in Libya. Has hereAccording to a post on RedditThe company Insiab Similar solar/battery-powered rescue bars set up. The information is difficult to check independently,But the company existsAnd it deals with water pumps.
We contacted those responsible some time before the editorial deadline. If we receive an answer, we update the article with information on the project.
A notice:In general, such artificial rescue islands are reserved for our impression, according to more wealthy desert regions. Because deserts often serve as magnet for tourists in search of adventures. Their security takes high priority for the respective state.
The situation is far more confusing in the residents of the Mediterranean on the African continent (viaApnews). Because within their borders, numerous people also cross the deserts from war, hunger and persecution - forced.
Here there are always deaths, the education of which turns out to be difficult.
However, one thing remains in our time: Anyone who enters a desert should know what he or she is getting into, otherwise there is a rapid danger to life.
