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1 day ago

Tantamount to a Nuclear Strike': CNN Analyst Says Attacks on Water Plants Could Escalate Iran War

That is a such a key concern right now because so much of the Persian Gulf they live on desalinated water. This is a process that takes a lot of energy to take seawater, push the salt out of it either through a membrane or by heating it up. Something like 90% of the fresh water in places like Kuwait and Oman is desalinated. Seventy percent in Saudi Arabia.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

How much of the Gulf's water comes from desalination plants?

Gulf states produce 40 percent of world desalinated water through 400+ plants, making them critically dependent on desalination infrastructure vulnerable to military strikes in a water-scarce region.
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fromFortune
6 days ago
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The Persian Gulf's 'saltwater kingdoms' rely so much on desalination that damage to the infrastructure could force evacuations | Fortune

fromFortune
6 days ago
World news

The Persian Gulf's 'saltwater kingdoms' rely so much on desalination that damage to the infrastructure could force evacuations | Fortune

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fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

How targeting of desalination plants could disrupt water supply in the Gulf

Military attacks on desalination plants in the Gulf threaten water security in one of the world's most water-scarce regions, with Bahrain reporting Iranian drone damage to a facility.
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