The World Can Make More Water From the Sea, but at What Cost?

October 22, 2019/ Henry Fountain and Jamie McGregor Smith / Carbon Dioxide, Desalination, Environment, Fresh Water, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Journalism, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, New York Times, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment

As more places face a scarcity of fresh water, desalination is seen as a possible answer.  But energy and financial requirements limit how widely it can be used.

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