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Previous tech that has come to light in recent years: There a beetles with dimples on the shell which can collect fog moisture, I think this is being used to p
by zeristor 4y ago
Previous tech that has come to light in recent years:
There a beetles with dimples on the shell which can collect fog moisture, I think this is being used to provide water.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1508-beetle-fog-catcher-inspires-engineers/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1508-beetle-fog-catch...
https://news.mit.edu/2011/fog-harvesting-0421 https://news.mit.edu/2011/fog-harvesting-0421
Giving the nets an electrostatic charge which I believe also increases the amount of water that can be extracted.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aao5323 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aao5323
However the article goes on to say that the land around is having less and less water. Perhaps the water table that fed the springs is falling due to extraction elsewhere?
Or that it was once replenished in the past and the rainfall pattern has changed.
Edit: links added