Around the World in 80 Scrapes

Around the World in 80 Scrapes

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Making mountains out of sand dunes

Making mountains out of sand dunes

Sand mining is one of the biggest global issues you don't know much about

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Kate Walker
Apr 04, 2023
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Qasr al Sarab, Abu Dhabi; November 2017.

If I were to ask you to name resources the Middle East has in abundance, I’d guess that oil and sand would be among the most common answers. And while not every country in the region can boast the oil reserves of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, or Iraq (the three biggest oil producers in the region), sand …

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