GCEW’s Co-Chair Johan Rockström lays out the scale and urgency of the water crisis we face... Source
Harnessing the Power of the Sun: How to Purify Water with Solar Disinfection
In a world where access to clean drinking water is not always guaranteed, the need for simple and effective water purification methods has never been more pressing. One of the most accessible techniques, especially in areas where resources are scarce, is Solar Water Disinfection, commonly known as SODIS. This method leverages the power of sunlight... Continue Reading →
Scientists in China have developed a new way to split seawater into hydrogen without using a separate desalination process. . Researchers from Shenzhen University and Nanjing Tech University in China have developed a seawater electrolysis system (SES) for the direct electrolysis of seawater, without side reactions or corrosion. The new method works via self-driven water migration to... Continue Reading →
New electrolyzer to split saltwater into hydrogen
Tap water is thousands of times better for the environment than bottled water, according to scientists. In fact, it takes three times as much water to produce a plastic bottle as it can hold. This might not come as a surprise but researchers at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) have crunched the numbers... Continue Reading →
Bottled water is 3,500 times worse for the environment than tap water, say scientists
India’s Water Revolution #2
Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to India to film the epic work of the Paani Foundation’s Water Cup Competition. We tour the village of Velu, in Maharashtra, who won the 2016 competition to install the most amount of water harvesting structures in a 45 day period. Guided by Paani Foundation’s chief advisor, Dr. Avinash Pol,... Continue Reading →
Researchers build a portable desalination unit that generates clear, clean drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps. MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water. The suitcase-sized device, which requires less power to operate than a cell... Continue Reading →
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button
Fae Saulenas does not want your sympathy. Saulenas, along with her 46-year-old daughter Lauren, spent last winter—their covid winter—in Saugus, Massachusetts, in a house without a working furnace. Saulenas is in her 70s. Lauren, because of brain injuries she experienced in the womb, is quadriplegic, blind, and affected by a seizure disorder, among other disabilities.... Continue Reading →
How rising groundwater caused by climate change could devastate coastal communities
About 50 years ago, the Clean Water Act was passed to protect natural waterways in the U.S. But sadly, the U.S. hasn't come close to achieving its goals. A recent report conducted by the Environmental Integrity Project estimates that half of rivers, streams, and lakes are simply too dirty to drink from, fish, or even... Continue Reading →
Half of U.S. Waterways Too Dirty to Swim, Fish, or Drink From, Report Finds
“how restoring the water cycle can help stop climate change”
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