由于极度干旱的气候,阿联酋是世界上最干旱的国家之一,也是全球最缺水的十个国家之一,每年降水还不到4英寸(100毫米)。
Despite that, it consumes more water than double the global national average putting the country at severe risk of droughts over the next 25 years.
尽管如此,阿联酋消耗的水量却是全球平均水平的两倍多,这将使其在未来25年出现严重旱灾风险。
drought[draʊt]: n. 干旱
An average iceberg contains more than 20 billion gallons of water, according to the company.
根据这家公司的数据,一座冰山平均含有超200亿加仑的水。
They take a long time to melt as 80 percent of their mass is underwater, while the white ice above reflects sunlight and deflects its heat.
冰山融化需要很长的时间,因为80%的部分都在水面下,而水面上的白色冰层会反射太阳光,分散热量。
Upon arrival at a specially constructed processing facility, workers will 'mine' the icebergs for their water supplies.
一旦冰山到达专门的处理厂,工人就会从冰山“开采”水资源来供水。
Blocks of ice will be chipped off and placed in giant tanks, before being filtered and processed.
工人将从冰山上凿下一块块的冰,放入巨大的水箱中,进行过滤和处理。
'This is the purest water in the world', Mr Al Shehi added.
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