Growing Drinking Water Crisis Threatens United States: Will An Iceberg Fix This Issue?
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States are seeking options to address the nation’s water dilemma as a megadrought depletes water supplies in the United States. Can towing icebergs, a weird possible answer, help solve the issue?
Water Crisis in the United States
A megadrought that has lasted more than two decades is forcing large regions of the western United States to deal with a water catastrophe. Many towns around the nation are experiencing water stress due to the drought, and some are being pushed to the breaking point. Hundreds of homes in the Arizona desert enclave of Scottsdale may run out of water by December 1, while a small village in California named Coalinga is predicted to run out of water before the end of the year. […]
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