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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I wonder how to spell Snake Oil Salesman in Arabic.
Crushed ice melts a lot faster than ice cubes.
Seems like a "refrigerator shell" for smaller pieces on a barge/ship/platform might be more viable and a hell of a lot quicker.
Not alleged scientist, Bill Nye = Fake Scientist.
They write backwards, I think, so it would be “Demahom”
algor will Photoshop a few polar bears on top of the iceberg as it melts near the UAE and make it the cover photo for his next film.
It will throw the Earth’s rotation out of balance......../s.
“An old idea from POPULAR MECHANICS or POPULAR SCIENCE from 40 years ago.”
Would that those two mags were what they were 40 yrs ago..Canceled both long ago Too friggin PC,Lib crapola now !
“It will throw the Earth’s rotation out of balance....../s.”
Sheesh, Does Hank Johson of Georgia know bout this //You know, the ‘GUAM is gonna tip over’ congresscritter....
Wouldn’t a desalinization plant be quicker & cheaper?
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And it would be more globally friendly. Are they not concerned with climate change?
There, fixed it, based on a few conversations over the years with people involved in training for operations and maintenance for military hardware for Arab countries.
I think this was in a episode of the old 70’s TV series Salvage 1...
I’m thinking the Somolis will will hijack it.
Ohhhh! The sea level! This will raise it!
But it’s OK. They’re m*slims. They can do anything they want and get away with it.
Dragging a chunk of ice sounds a lot cheaper to me then setting up a huge desalination plant.
As if leftists could tell the North Pole from the South on a map. Besides, endangered species protectionism is reserved for cute. Ugly animals, slugs, humans, only get protected if it can hurt Capitalism.
Literalism spoils a lot of humor.
“I heard this story 40 yrs ago....bs”
you betcha. me too.
problem is that one small enough to drag that far melts before it gets there.
Wouldn’t a better solution be nuclear-powered desalinization plant? Or better yet, one powered by natural gas, which is plentiful in the Middle East?
Pretty big sail area. Mean oceanic wind speed in about 15 kt (24 MPH).
Perfect!
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