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Why don't we get our drinking water by taking salt out seawater? (2008) (www.scientificamerican.com)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is actually done on a massive scale in Israel, around half our drinking water is desalinated.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Egypt does this as well. Well known tourist region Hurghada gets nearly all its drinking water from desalination.

News article about it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you both for stating that. Also, how is the energy demand high if you just need the sunlight. Thats my question. :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I do believe they do that in qatar as well

Part of the reason its the most co2 emitting country (per capita)