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No rain, no problem: UAE 'to build massive man-made mountain in bid to solve rainfall crisis'

Could artifical mountains solve the UAE's water shortage crisis?   Photo:Mirror

The UAE is looking into building a massive man-made mountain in a bid to encourage more rainfall over the drought stricken country.

Over the last several decades sky-rocketing temperatures have hit the Middle Eastern country, causing rivers to dry, crops to wilt and food prices to soar.

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