velu Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Quote The United Arab Emirates is planning to tow icebergs from Antarctica to its coast to solve its issues with drinking water. The National Advisor Bureau Limited company plans to provide a new source of freshwater for the region by towing the iceberg from Antarctica to the coast of the eastern emirate of Fujairah. The Masdar city-based company then plans to mine the iceberg for drinking water. An average iceberg contains more than 20 billion gallons of water, or enough for one million people over five years, Abdullah Mohammad Sulaiman Al Shehi, the company's managing director, told Gulf News. He said the iceberg could create micro-climates in the region and bring rain to the arid landscape. Icebergs typically take a long time to melt, as around 80 per cent of their overall mass usually remains underwater, while the exposed white ice above reflects sunlight and thus heat, reducing the amount of water that evaporates. Mr Al Shehi said his company's simulations predict it will take up to one year to tow an iceberg to the UAE and said the project will start in early 2018. He also said the sight of icebergs floating along the coast could become another tourist attraction. not sure what these guys are smoking http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/uae-icebergs-drinking-water-from-antarctica-towed-united-arab-emirates-a7715561.html zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 (edited) Hope iceberg(s) does not melt on its way or in the Arabian Sea causing flooding Edited May 24, 2017 by zen velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Why don't they tow themselves closer to the icebergs? Jokers velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Waisay Antarctica inke papaji ka hai...pluck an iceberg and take it home . sarcastic and mishra 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Unlikely to happen, someone will demand their pound of flesh i.e the whiteys in US and Europe even though no one has sovereignty over Antarctica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, chewy said: Unlikely to happen, someone will demand their pound of flesh i.e the whiteys in US and Europe even though no one has sovereignty over Antarctica this seems a pipe dream,there is treaty in place for Antartica to not be claimed by any country and those 58 countries will not sit back when a 2 bit country tries to take ice from there.they can however tow any iceberg which is outside the 60 deg latitude. Edited May 25, 2017 by cowboysfan beetle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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