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> it’s not popular because it’s not needed right now Dubai, a wealthy city of four million on Persian Gulf surrounded by the vast Arabian Desert, sources its w
by vesinisa 6y ago
> it’s not popular because it’s not needed right now
Dubai, a wealthy city of four million on Persian Gulf surrounded by the vast Arabian Desert, sources its water almost exclusively through desalination.
- shakezula 6y agoYes, that’s still not popular by definition though. I understand that non-trivial amounts of water are being provided to major city centers via desalination. I’m saying that there’s a good chance that on century long timelines, we’ll be almost entirely dependent as a species on desalination to provide our fresh water. Even our most aggressive climate models aren’t keeping up with reality. This is a problem where even incremental advancements are important given our current situation.