Saudi Arabia's big water problem

Saudi Arabia runs on two fluids - water and oil.
Oil is considered by many to be the country's most important natural resource.
However, for the Saudis themselves, water is becoming increasingly valuable.
Oil revenues are rising, enabling skyscrapers to be built at tremendous speed. But water supplies are steadily declining.As it turns out, they are finite, the end is near and poses a threat to the very existence of the desert kingdom. The main source of fresh water on the peninsula is the Arabian aquifer, formed 20 thousand years ago when the climate in this area was much more humid. This is one of the world's largest aquifers, with the water lying at a depth of 100 to 500, and sometimes 2500 meters. An aquifer is a thickness of permeable, water-saturated sediments that are similar in composition and have a layer-like occurrence. When the aquifer reaches the surface, various springs, as well as sources, are formed. Aquifers are the custodians of groundwater resources. Saudi Arabia is a desert country with no permanent rivers and lakes and very little rainfall. Aquifers are the main source of water here.
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