Desalination plants in the Middle East are increasingly vulnerable
About this episode
The episode discusses the vulnerabilities of desalination plants in the Middle East due to conflict and extreme weather.
Conflict and extreme weather could threaten large desalination plants that supply water to the region. This story was written by Casey Crownhart and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
People in this episode
Host: Noa
Topics covered
- desalination
- water supply
- conflict
- extreme weather
- Middle East
Keywords
- desalination
- Middle East
- water supply
- conflict
- extreme weather
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Organizations: newsoveraudio.com
Places: Middle East
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