Parched Emirates relies on sea as groundwater runs out
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 02:00
in Earth & Climate
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- As skyscrapers and gleaming towers rose with lightning speed across the United Arab Emirates over the past two decades, the Gulf nation's thirst for water grew at an enormous rate - so much so that today, it threatens to dry up all of the country's groundwater in as little as 15 years, experts say....