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Towing icebergs from Antarctica to Abu Dhabi

by Futures Centre, Dec 6
1 minute read

A firm in Abu Dhabi wants to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to Abu Dhabi.  A promotional video released by the company suggests bringing the iceberg to the U.A.E. as means of fresh water procurement with an added bonus of spectacle.  The video, complete with penguins and polar bears riding atop the iceberg, hints at the country’s rapidly depleting water reserves, which experts say will be gone within 15 years. 

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