> Water bankruptcy refers to “a state in which a human-water system has spent beyond its hydrological means for so long that it can no longer satisfy the claims upon it without inflicting unacceptable or irreversible damage to nature.”
It's only a pollutant until you leave it out in the sun for a few days, after which all of the water has evaporated back into the atmosphere and you're left with mostly sodium chloride, but also a few other healthy micronutrients like potassium, magnesium, and calcium.
This process costs $0, requires zero energy (besides that provided by the sun) and has worked reliably for many thousands of years.
Call me crazy, but I'd make the case that humans should settle in places with nearby freshwater, rather than deserts, and should avoid widespread cultural acceptance of defecating and throwing trash into what would otherwise be freshwater rivers.
"Four billion people face severe water scarcity for at least one month each year, and almost 75 percent of the global population lives in water-insecure or critically water-insecure countries, according to the U.N. report."
But thanks for pointing out that what I provided was examples.
> Water bankruptcy refers to “a state in which a human-water system has spent beyond its hydrological means for so long that it can no longer satisfy the claims upon it without inflicting unacceptable or irreversible damage to nature.”
Isn't there still a problem that desalination produces brine, which is a pollutant?
It's only a pollutant until you leave it out in the sun for a few days, after which all of the water has evaporated back into the atmosphere and you're left with mostly sodium chloride, but also a few other healthy micronutrients like potassium, magnesium, and calcium.
This process costs $0, requires zero energy (besides that provided by the sun) and has worked reliably for many thousands of years.
Lol... really? Are you as a poor Iraqi villager able to make use of this information when you need water? Or poor Indian person?
Call me crazy, but I'd make the case that humans should settle in places with nearby freshwater, rather than deserts, and should avoid widespread cultural acceptance of defecating and throwing trash into what would otherwise be freshwater rivers.
Ah yes, it's just dirty Indians polluting the Ganges. And dumb Iraqis settling in the desert.
Crazy's probably not the word I'd reserve for you.
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That sounds more like isolated pockets of water bankruptcy than global water bankruptcy
Okay, so then you should read the article?
"Four billion people face severe water scarcity for at least one month each year, and almost 75 percent of the global population lives in water-insecure or critically water-insecure countries, according to the U.N. report."
But thanks for pointing out that what I provided was examples.