Posted on 05/06/2017 6:49:06 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The National Advisor Bureau, headquartered in Masdar City, Abu-Dhabi, plans to source the massive blocks of ice from Heard Island, around 600 miles (1000 kilometres) off the coast of mainland Antarctica.
It will then transport them around 5,500 miles (8,800 km) to Fujairah, one of the seven emirates which make up the UAE.
One iceberg could provide enough for one million people over five years, according to the company.
And the scheme could begin as early as the start of 2018.
The firm's director says they have already travelled the transportation route and used simulators to check the feasibility of the scheme, according to reports in Gulf News.
Speaking to the site about what he is calling the UAE Iceberg Project, Abdullah Mohammad Sulaiman Al Shehi said: 'Our simulator predicts that it will take up to one year [to tow an iceberg to UAE].
'We have formulated the technical and financial plan. Towing is the best method. We will start the project in beginning of 2018.
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Well that’s a relief!
“Only travel at night.”
ROTFLOL!
This is the definition of “speciesism”! What will the penguins do? Is it more valuable to humans to have water or theese beautiful creatures to have ice? The horror.
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