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Liquid Assets
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27 Jan 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Liquid Assets Saudi Arabia is home to the world's largest oil reserves, but it's desperately short on another, equally precious resource: water. There isn't a river or lake to be found anywhere in the nation, and the only renewable water sources are shallow aquifers refilled by infrequent rains. A growing population, a fondness for showy swimming ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, food and agriculture, green living, Middle East, population, renewable energy, wildlife (all these topics) |
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