Winning helium hunt lifts hopes element not running out
1-trillion-liter reservoir of rare gas found in Tanzania
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HEFTY HELIUM A reservoir of more than a trillion liters of helium gas are stashed away beneath Tanzania, enough to fulfill global helium demand for everything from party balloons to MRI machines for years.
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