Imagine how easy it is to run to your kitchen and fill up a glass of water; cold or hot within seconds. It really is amazing how some countries are incredibly more technologically advanced compared to others even when it comes to basic necessities that we take for granted like running water and proper sanitation.
The New York Times recently reported of a huge underwater Aquifer (wikipedia link) that will help to get water to the 17 million people who lack water that is even close to being able to drinking. In a separate article by ITV (Britain's biggest TV news network) the same aquifer was measured to contain roughly enough water for 70 years of constant drinking and pumping for people across Kenya. The article doesn't just stop there, it specifies that this aquifer will fill all of, "Kenya's water needs" which shows the mass enormity of this situation.
This article was really intriguing for me in a few ways. First the obvious; it increases the living conditions of people in Kenya and thus, less people will need to worry about getting clean and safe-to-drink water. Next, if you happen to google "Kenyan Aquifer", all the articles happen to be from 3-4 days ago and then the situation seems to fall of the entire spectrum with no follow up articles. This really shocks me because if you are to go to Yahoo.com, the main article that showed up first for me was "Krispy Kremes new strategy". This proves that our entire media coverage of important news is flawed not only in the US but also across the world. Are Krispy Kremes really more important than saving the country of Kenya and all its inhabitants from lack of water? Who is to blame for no broadcasting this story to show its mass enormity?
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It is shocking, reading your article, that Krispy Kremes are considered by Yahoo more important than the potential of saving Kenya. It seems as if some Americans at Yahoo don't care about what is going on around the world and instead would rather focus on donuts. While a common stereotype is american's do enjoy their sugars and fats, it is absurd to say that is more important to Americans then the well being of another country. However, it is still very exciting to here that modern technology is being used not just for toys like the new iphone, but we are working to help others across the world.
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