تحريرها كلها ممكن to Fuck [email protected] • 4 months ago[image] Riyadh (population 7.6 million) is finally getting a metro. Initially scheduled for 2018, after successive delays it will open early this yearlemmy.mlimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down12
arrow-up150arrow-down1image[image] Riyadh (population 7.6 million) is finally getting a metro. Initially scheduled for 2018, after successive delays it will open early this yearlemmy.mlتحريرها كلها ممكن to Fuck [email protected] • 4 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-square@xmunklink14•4 months agoAs much as I celebrate metros… This city is built in the middle of a desert and only exists because of an immense amount of oil being burned to power gigantic desalination plants. It is hardly sustainable even with a metro. That said, metro is better than no metro.
minus-squareتحريرها كلها ممكنOPlinkfedilink6•4 months agoRiyadh existed long before oil. This 6th century poet is from modern-day Riyadh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-A'sha
minus-square@xmunklink12•4 months agoOh, certainly, but the geography can’t come anywhere near supporting 7 million people.
minus-squareتحريرها كلها ممكنOPlinkfedilink4•4 months agoThat’s true for many places around the world. Saudi Arabia is investing in solar desalination https://youtu.be/sHmib-hSkbQ
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•4 months agohttps://youtu.be/sHmib-hSkbQ Saudi Arabia just built a solar powered desalination plant, and they are investing in much more renewable infrastructure.
As much as I celebrate metros… This city is built in the middle of a desert and only exists because of an immense amount of oil being burned to power gigantic desalination plants. It is hardly sustainable even with a metro.
That said, metro is better than no metro.
Riyadh existed long before oil. This 6th century poet is from modern-day Riyadh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-A'sha
Oh, certainly, but the geography can’t come anywhere near supporting 7 million people.
That’s true for many places around the world. Saudi Arabia is investing in solar desalination https://youtu.be/sHmib-hSkbQ
https://youtu.be/sHmib-hSkbQ
Saudi Arabia just built a solar powered desalination plant, and they are investing in much more renewable infrastructure.