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How Scarce will water be when Frykte is old?
Normal
Extremely scarce
There will be lots of water to drink
Hmm, not sure
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StabbinHobo
Oct 18, 2002

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
the saudis/quataris/emirates are already on it:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-04-23/saudis-start-production-at-world-s-biggest-desalination-plant

basically you just follow the solar cost curve out another few decades and use it to boil the ocean


edit: oh the yids too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination#Israel

quote:

By 2014, Israel's desalination programs provided roughly 35% of Israel's drinking water and it is expected to supply 40% by 2015 and 70% by 2050.[112]


StabbinHobo fucked around with this message at 15:40 on Mar 7, 2015

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StabbinHobo
Oct 18, 2002

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
stuff like this too http://aerofarms.com/why/technology/

you'll pine for the good old days of ensure after a few years of aeroponic bean curd

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