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Iceberg being towed away from an oil rig

Towing icebergs to Cape Town is a poor way to halt water crisis

8 May 2018

Hauling chunks of polar ice to dry regions to provide fresh water sounds tempting but there are many reasons to reject it, says Olive Heffernan

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