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Why don’t we get our drinking water from the ocean? | Manish Kumar

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Humans have been transforming seawater into potable freshwater for millennia. Today, billions of people can’t access clean drinking water, and 87 different countries are projected to be “water-scarce” by 2050. So, how can we use seawater... Humans have been transforming seawater into potable freshwater for millennia. Today, billions of people can’t access clean drinking water, and 87 different countries are projected to be “water-scarce” by 2050. So, how can we use seawater desalination to combat water scarcity? And can we do it without further harming the environment? Manish Kumar digs into how scientists are creating freshwater. [Directed by Vitalii Nebelskyi, and action creative agency, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Stephen LaRosa].

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Media Length: 5:10

Grade: Pre-K - Higher Ed

Subjects: Science; 4 more...

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Date: 2025

Language: English

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education, animation, water, sustainability, innovation, salt, membranes, blood, freshwater, cells, energy, concentration, ions, pressure, heat, wastewater

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