Icebergs to Be Towed from Antarctica to the Middle East
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.”
