Neom axed a $1.5B project to make water for the city, report says — another blow to its grand ambition

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Satellite view of construction progress at the Western portion of Neom, The Line, Saudi Arabia.

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San Diego temporarily solved its water crisis by turning ocean water into fresh water. But desalination won't work everywhere.

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A young girl plays in a fountain in Fountain Valley, California, about 60 miles from the Carlsbad desalination plant.

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