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It's not an existential problem so much as a political problem. We can literally always boil water. The planet is 70% water and it's not going anywhere or getti
by trophycase 4y ago
It's not an existential problem so much as a political problem. We can literally always boil water. The planet is 70% water and it's not going anywhere or getting converted into other things.
- paulryanrogers 4y agoBoiling requires energy and doesn't remove the salt. Cleaning polluted water can be even more energy intensive. So it is getting converted from fresh water into polluted water, all the time.
- pmalynin 4y agoBoiling sea water for fresh water is a solved problem, its just that nobody wants to do it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-350_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-350_reactor
- la64710 4y agoThe level of ground water is going down continuously and sea water is not a great source of drinking water yet. Yes I wish there was a great technology to desalinate sea water efficiently and cheaply.