Drinking water: Will water woes fuel a "cold rush"?

A Haryana-sized iceberg, A-68, was released from Antarctica exactly one year ago and would float north, to the dismay of many countries – including the & 68 [[[[- – – – – – – – – – – – – – -. India – who feared a Titanic incident.

In one year, however, he moved only a few kilometers and also compulsorily divided into several minibergs. This is perhaps precisely what inspired the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to turn to Antarctica to satisfy their freshwater needs by announcing its intention to tow an iceberg.

Of course, the transport of ice is not a new idea since the presidential cities of British India -Calcutta, Bombay and Madras – have shipped ice from the United States to from 1833 for the elite. Smaller icebergs are also commonly exploited for water in northern countries, even today. But transporting a giant iceberg to a location 5,700 km away certainly does not expect the same result.

That the proponent intends not only to provide pure fresh water all around the area, but also to trigger a beneficial climate change by attracting floating icebergs to attract clouds into the arid region and promote "glacial tourism" in the desert state. Dare we say it, the cherry on the notional cake.

As drinking water quickly becomes the most valued natural resource, and as the UAE is not the only nation to look at icebergs, their harvest could become the next rush for gold.