Desalination is the process that converts saltwater into water that can used for drinking, agriculture, or industrial uses. In the United States, desalination is used as a supplementary source. For ...

An example of seawater reverse osmosis desalination. © Eitan Simanor / Alamy Stock Photo The Middle East relies heavily on fossil fuels to drive modern desalination ...

As the world grapples with rising water use and climate-fueled drought, countries from the United States to Israel to Australia are building huge desalination plants to bolster their water supplies.

Day zero is looming for Cape Town and a dedicated and efficient long-term solution to South Africa's water woes must be found. The weather can't be controlled and drought patterns for the region are ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund reports that more than 700 million people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water, and 300,000 infants die annually due to contaminated water. Ensuring ...

The dream of hyper-abundant water can come true, soon. We are told that water scarcity in the arid American West is inevitable and that the great water projects of the past century were the product of ...

This story is part of a special National Geographic News series on global water issues. With 1.8 billion people predicted to live in areas of extreme water scarcity by 2025, desalination—the removal ...

South Africa boasts a coastline of over 2500km so it should be considering the oceans as an abundant water supply. Converting seawater to clean drinking water can be achieved by desalination, a proven ...