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How practical is this? By the time the iceberg reaches the UAE, 90% of it will be molten and lost. A better idea would have been to install desalination plants, using water from the Persian Gulf.

Absolutely!

The primary barrier to cities or countries using desalinization plants is the cost and we all know the UAE has no shortage of cash on hand. What a silly idea. The article does say that it's an ecofirm's idea...not the UAE Royal Family...perhaps this firm plans to drag the iceberg to the shores of Abu Dhabi and sell blocks of it from the port?! HAHA.
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How practical is this? By the time the iceberg reaches the UAE, 90% of it will be molten and lost. A better idea would have been to install desalination plants, using water from the Persian Gulf.

They would probably put some plastic around the iceberg to reduce drag in the water.

Desalination does seem more practical. There are camper desalination set ups a person can make to evaporate small amounts of water, but considering the climate there it would probably be feasible to make a huge solar desalination plant that used no fossil fuels and produced a lot of water. If you could condense 20% of evaporated seawater just using solar heat and natural cooling at night, a square mile could make a lot of water.
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How practical is this? By the time the iceberg reaches the UAE, 90% of it will be molten and lost. A better idea would have been to install desalination plants, using water from the Persian Gulf.
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UAE plans to drag an ICEBERG from Antarctica to provide drinking water for millions

    The UAE is at serious risk of droughts over the next 25 years due to its climate
    One iceberg could provide enough for one million people over five years
    An eco-firm plans to tow them around 5,500 miles (8,800 km) to harvest water


https://twitter.com/i/moments/860507911692451840




Towing icebergs for water has been talked about for at least 30 years. Aside from the drag in the water, if you want to tow it against a natural current you are going to need to buy some opec oil. Desalination and other options are probably smarter.
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UAE plans to drag an ICEBERG from Antarctica to provide drinking water for millions

    The UAE is at serious risk of droughts over the next 25 years due to its climate
    One iceberg could provide enough for one million people over five years
    An eco-firm plans to tow them around 5,500 miles (8,800 km) to harvest water


https://twitter.com/i/moments/860507911692451840


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