Researchers have found a way to turn fog into an unlimited renewable water source that doesn’t even require electricity.
In the driest places on Earth, where rain is scarce, and water shortages threaten daily life, scientists are looking to an unlikely solution: fog. A new study suggests that by capturing tiny water droplets from the air, fog could become a source of unlimited renewable water, offering hope for drought-stricken communities.
Researchers tested this concept in Alto Hospicio, Chile, a city on the edge of the Atacama Desert, the driest non-polar region on the planet. With less than one millimeter of rainfall per year, residents depend on ancient underground aquifers that haven’t been replenished in over 10,000 years.
