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Ancient engineering methods to address water shortages
According to a new study, published in Nature Journal, a 1,400-year-old system of canals that diverts water from mountain streams to natural ponds, increasing their water storage, can be used in moder...
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Golf club designed to mimic the desert's landscape
A golf club located in Aqaba, Jordan is designed to mimic the external desert landscape. The building will be made out of concrete and its curved shape will evoke the sand dunes of the desert. The...
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The ‘ice stupas’ could solve the water crisis in the high desert of the Himalayas
Artificial glaciers are used to store the flowing winter water -that otherwise is wasted down the streams throughout the winter- by freezing it Artificial glaciers are used to store the flowing win...
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