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Originally Posted by MargaretR

We have all heard about the potential there is for wars about water supplies.
We don't have water shortages often here but other countries do,
but just look what has been invented-
water from the air - amazing!
The eco machine that can magic water out of thin air | Environment | The Observer

There is nothing new about getting water from the air. It has been happening naturally for millennia. Pour a cold drink into a glass and what do you get? Condensation on the outside of the glass. That is water from the air.

Taking water out of the atmosphere in huge amounts will disrupt the weather patterns.

The water shortage answer is two fold. Curb the world birth rate. Impractical!

Or desalination plants. Ships have been desalinating seawater for use in boilers for decades. Many countries in the Middle East have huge desalination plants to supply their towns and cities with fresh water. The pure water doesn’t taste very nice though.

Desalination plants built between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn could be powered by solar power.