The city has spent billions of dollars to provide fresh water to its residents and tourist attractions, but experts say the efforts are straining the Persian Gulf’s natural resources.
Tag: Desalination
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Arizona, Low on Water, Weighs Taking It From the Sea. In Mexico.
A $5 billion plan to desalinate seawater in Mexico and pipe it to Phoenix is testing the notion that desert cities can keep growing as the Earth warm.
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Jordan Is Running Out of Water, a Grim Glimpse of the Future
The small Middle Eastern nation is already one of the driest countries in the world and rising heat, coupled with a growing population, is making things much worse.