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Which of the following issues is not a potential hazard to agriculture in the Middle East?

A.
contaminated water sources
B.
locust swarms
C.
desalination programs
D.
droughts

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The answer is desalination programs, letter C

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Answer:

C. desalination programs

Step-by-step explanation:

The great limiting factor of desalination is that it requires large amounts of energy. And that partly explains why some of the largest plants are found in countries rich in energy resources such as Saudi Arabia. The largest desalination plant in the world, that of Ras Al-Khair, in Saudi Arabia, uses this mechanism, called the evaporation method. Thermal

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