grafhamCalifornia’s Drought Is So Bad, It’s Going to Slash Hydropowerverified_publisherGizmodo - Angely MercadoCalifornia’s ongoing megadrought—which has already led to water restrictions—is also going to start affecting the state’s ability to generate …
grafhamSlow sand filter cleans 99.9 percent of nanoplastics from drinking waterverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Nick LavarsToday's filtration technologies do a wonderful job of producing potable water, but the spread of plastic waste throughout the environment means there …
grafham‘Consequences will be dire’: Chile’s water crisis is reaching breaking pointverified_publisherThe Guardian - John Bartlett in PintuéFrom the Atacama Desert to Patagonia, a 13-year megadrought is straining Chile’s freshwater resources to breaking point. By the end of 2021, the fourth driest year on record, more than half of Chile’s 19 million population lived in an area suffering from “severe water scarcity”, and in April an …
grafhamLow-cost, high volume distiller removes salt from seawater using solar energythebrighterside.news - Joseph ShavitUral Federal University (UrFU) power engineers have developed a new desalination technology. It will significantly reduce the cost of desalination …
grafhamHow San Diego secured its water supply, at a costAssociated PressAs a worsening drought forces millions of Californians to face mandatory water restrictions, one corner of Southern California has largely shielded itself from supply-related woes: San Diego County. For Western water planners, the path it took to get there serves either as a blueprint or a …
grafhamA new device can make drinking water from seawater at the push of a buttonfreethink.com - Adam Zewe | MIT News OfficeA new portable unit from MIT researchers could make it much easier to remove salt from water to create drinking water.