World Water Crisis

World Water Crisis book Blue Planet Run safe drinking water to the one billion people who lack it
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Desalination
Spain's drive to develop its southern coast for tourism has required it to tap the Mediterranean Sea for fresh water. The country's 700 desalination plants produce 800 million gallons yearly.

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