Nature is full of beautiful surprises, such as the internal water clock. Just like this, every day more things are discovered, this time it would be an amazing reserve that is so great that it is seen from space, but what is it about? And where is it?
A great reservation discovered in Africa
A great site has been discovered in East Africa, of a source whose deficit of the world is becoming increasingly critical. Interesting is that it is the first time that this happens intentionally.
It happens that this source was previously only found by accident and in small quantities during perforations looking for oil and natural gas, but what source is it?
A more essential gas than we thought
It’s about it helio An essential gas for the operation of different industries. This gas is usually associated as the person used to blow up balloons, but the reality is that it has much more important implications.
On the one hand it is widely used in medicine, for magnetic resonance scanners, it is also used for the production of nuclear energy, in addition to other processes such as welding and industrial leak detections.
The curious history of Helium
The helium was first discovered in 1868 by Jules Janssen, a French astronomer During a solar eclipse in India. He believed that Helium was an alien element, as he had never seen on earth.
A few years later, the helium happened to be detected in small quantities during the extraction of oil and natural gas.
But in 2015, the British Medical Association communicated its concern and emphasized that helium supplies should be regulated, such as The reservations were used up. However, this discovery could finally end this problem.
A source to deliver the whole world
This discovery was made by the scientists from the universities of Oxford y Durham and indicated that about 54 million cubic foot helium was found in a part of the Great Rift Valley or Tanzania.
This amount It is so great that it can be seen from space. According to Professor Chris Ballentine of the Department of Earth Sciences from the University of Oxford, what they found would be more than enough to deliver the whole world long.
A future with great expectations
For his part, Professor Peter Barry of the same university explained the following: “These amounts are sufficient to fill more than 1.2 million medical magnetic resonance scanners.
To place this in a world perspective, the world consumption of helium is approximately 8 million cubic foot a year And the Federal Reserve of the United States of Helio, the largest supplier in the world, has a current reserve of just over 24.2 million cubic foot. “
This incredible discovery was made in collaboration with Helium One“ A Helio Exploration Company based in Norway. Thomas Abraham-James from the company confirmed that the most important thing about the discovery was that there were no hydrocarbons (such as oil) that contaminate the gas.
“We would like to think that we will offer safety and that the scarcity of Helio will be a thing of the past. This means great comfort for researchers and employees in industries in which the Helium appears as an integral part of its technology »He explained.
In conclusion, the discovery of this incredible helium reserve will be great progress in relation to sustainability, as well as the futuristic plan of Iceland. This kind of research ensures that we see the incredible amount of resources on our planet and still discover it.