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تحريرها كلها ممكن@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.ml · 11 months ago

[image] Riyadh (population 7.6 million) is finally getting a metro. Initially scheduled for 2018, after successive delays it will open early this year

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[image] Riyadh (population 7.6 million) is finally getting a metro. Initially scheduled for 2018, after successive delays it will open early this year

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تحريرها كلها ممكن@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.ml · 11 months ago
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    As much as I celebrate metros… This city is built in the middle of a desert and only exists because of an immense amount of oil being burned to power gigantic desalination plants. It is hardly sustainable even with a metro.

    That said, metro is better than no metro.

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      Riyadh existed long before oil. This 6th century poet is from modern-day Riyadh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-A'sha

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        Oh, certainly, but the geography can’t come anywhere near supporting 7 million people.

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          That’s true for many places around the world. Saudi Arabia is investing in solar desalination https://youtu.be/sHmib-hSkbQ

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      https://youtu.be/sHmib-hSkbQ

      Saudi Arabia just built a solar powered desalination plant, and they are investing in much more renewable infrastructure.

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