Brrr,
it’s about to get cold here in the UAE. Yes, we’re very aware that summer is
knocking on our doors but we’re still going to brrr. Why, you say? Well,
because the UAE is being the UAE again.
The
United Arab Emirates is currently planning to tow icebergs from Antarctica to
its coast to solve its issues with drinking water. Our country is among the top
10 water-scarce countries in the world, and yet has one of the highest water
consumption rates across the globe.
To
meet the rising demand, the National Advisor Bureau announced the plans and
sees the opportunity to move an iceberg, which on average contains 20 billion
gallons of fresh water, as the perfect way of pumping more fresh water into the
region.
Abdullah Mohammad Sulaiman Al Shehi, managing director of National
Advisor Bureau Limited, has also said: “The icebergs would mainly be towed to
be used as fresh drinking water but would also be good for tourism.”
Source:www.msn.com
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