Thursday, May 18, 2006

Britain may tow icebergs to solve water shortage

Britain's biggest water supplier, Thames Water, is seriously considering towing icebergs from the Arctic to London to solve what could be the worst shortage in a century, a newspaper says.

"We have to look at any possible alternative, including towing icebergs from the Arctic and seeding rain clouds," The Times quoted Richard Aylard, of Thames Water in London.

(Via Beyond the Beyond.)


Icebergs? Get 'em while you can, I guess . . .

2 comments:

Chris said...

George Pal, who produced the classics War of the Worlds and When Worlds Collide was developing a project in the early 70s called "Voyage of the Berg" - about a freelance crew towing an iceberg to the Persian Gulf. It was never made because he couldn't raise money - it was considered "too far out" even for scifi!

Mac said...

You have to love the 21st century...