Could towing a 100,000-ton iceberg solve the global water crisis?
In short: Every year, enough freshwater melts from icebergs to match humanity's total consumption. This documentary explores a radical engineering proposal: capturing these massive blocks of pure water and towing them across oceans to arid regions.
Engineer Georges Mougin has spent 40 years advocating for the transport of icebergs as a solution to global water scarcity. The project aims to move an iceberg from the Canadian coast across the Atlantic Ocean before it melts into the salt water. The documentary follows a team of international specialists using cutting-edge 3D scientific simulation software to test the feasibility of this feat. It investigates whether we can harness these millions of tons of freshwater—which are currently lost to the sea—to provide for regions in desperate need.
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