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Comment by agentultra

6 months ago

I'm not an expert but it sounds like fresh water reserves across the planet are shrinking. It is a finite resource [0].

[0] https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adx0298

Can't you invest in technologies like desalination? For instance, over 3/4 of Israel’s drinking water comes from desalination plants, mostly from the Mediterranean Sea.

Deleting emails to save water usage is not the answer

  • Huge amounts of energy are required and it creates a lot of pollution as I understand.

    The world's just going to get thirsty.

In the UK a lot of the stuff falls as rain. You just need reservoirs for when there's a bit of gap during the British summer which runs from July to August roughly.

  • I believe the problem is the pipes are centuries old and leak lots but replacing pipes is a nuisance. Lots of hills here so reservoirs aren't too hard to find.