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  • UAE plans to drag an ICEBERG from Antarctica to provide drinking water for millions

    05/06/2017 6:49:06 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 102 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 05/05/2017 | Tim Collins
    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...