Pollution
The largest reservoir in Lebanon is drained by the worst drought ever recorded
The water levels in Lebanon's biggest reservoir, the Litani River, have dropped to record lows, amid the worst drought the country has ever experienced. This is a threat to agriculture, domestic water supplies, and electricity production. The Litani River National Authority reported that inflows into Lake Qaraoun this year during the wet season were not more than 45 million cubic meters, which is a fraction of 350 million cubic metres average annual flow. In the last year, this figure was 230 millions. According to the authority, water in Lake Qaraoun is currently unavailable - 61 million cubic metres - due...