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LESSON 5 · Water: Earth's Scarcest Treasure

PAUSE TO THINK

Which country draws most of its drinking water from the sea?

Israel

Israel produces hundreds of millions of cubic meters of desalinated water each year and now meets most of its domestic water demand this way. Its Sorek plant ranks among the largest seawater desalination facilities in the world.

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