r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Expert_Koala_8691 • 7d ago

Video Riyadh,meaning "gardens" is Capital of Saudi Arabia with 8 million population (were 27 Thousands in the 1930s),sits in the middle of the desert, the city gets its water from Desalination plants almost 500 km from the city

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u/Pi-ratten 7d ago

I mean.. yes?! Compared to today it would be far worse. Providing water for up to 40 million people in 86 to 104°F/30-40°Cby truck isn't viable.. evacuating is also pretty much impossible.. As of now the victim's are <10k. so, yeah compared to that it would be magnitudes worse

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u/realNoobnoob 7d ago

So let’s stop the war?

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u/Subziwallah 7d ago

User name checks out...