

How to Avoid Running Out of Water
Far Out explores the future of science, technology, and culture and how these changes may affect humanity and life on Earth.
How to Avoid Running Out of Water
Season 1 Episode 2 | 7m 15s | CC
Fresh water issues are getting harder to ignore. In the next five years, half the world’s population will live in a water-stressed area. Drought-stricken cities like San Francisco have started requiring large commercial building to recycle their water. But can technology like blackwater recycling and desalination pull us out of the water crisis?
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