Saudi Arabia Just SHOCKED The Whole World With This!

Saudi Arabia Just SHOCKED The Whole World With This!
Saudi Arabia is the 14th largest country in terms of landmass, with a total area of 2 million square kilometers. In contrast, 95 percent of the kingdom is a hot, dry desert with a lot of sand! It's also one of the few countries with no permanent rivers! You're also looking at a country with an average yearly rainfall of fewer than 150 millimeters annually! When you zoom in on the country, you'll notice something completely unexpected: arable land! Saudi Arabia's farmlands allow farmers to harvest various fruits, which is unique in the desert. Most farmlands are circular. 35,000 square kilometers of fertile land is more than three times the size of Qatar. In the 1960s, Saudi Arabia had 400 km2 of fertile land. How did Saudi Arabia's farmland double so quickly? This video shows how Saudi Arabia turns its desert into farmland. Saudi Arabia had fewer sand dunes in the past. Around 10,000 years ago, Arabia's rains, lakes, and flora expanded, allowing human settlements to flourish. In subsequent millennia, droughts decimated the environment.