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Marafiq Plant in Al Jubail

Classified cables show that Saudi and U.S. officials believe water supplies along the Persian Gulf are at high-risk for terrorist attacks and possible contamination from nearby nuclear plants. This is the first of a new series that will analyze the water-related U.S. embassy cables published by WikiLeaks.

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There is a long history of conflicts over water. The first known water war was nearly 5,000 years ago: a conflict over irrigation ditches between the cities of Umma and Lagash in ancient Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq.

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TaKaDu uses algorithms to save water, energy, and money for utility companies around the globe.

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True Alaska Bottling sends a notice of dissolution to S2C Global, which rejects disbanding their joint bulk water export company.

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Agriculture is draining non-renewable groundwater reserves in the water-scarce country.

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The wastewater would be used as ballast for returning tankers.

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Ongoing drought in Syria is causing acute water shortages, food insecurity and economic uncertainty.

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A breakdown of gallons of water used by transportation fuels per mile.

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Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan caused rivers to overflow—triggering landslides, destroying villages and blocking rescue efforts.

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High temperatures caused forest fires around Moscow, damaged farmland, and left 23 regions in a state of emergency.

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