Water is becoming the new gold. As the worlds population has grown exponentially, so has the need for fresh water. The reality it that a significant percentage of the population is living in areas of the world where access to fresh water is scarce. In our geography class my students are learning about human settlement patterns and how to create sustainable communities. One of the biggest concerns is water access. This struggle to access water even has some experts believing that water could eventually become a resource that people (countries) fight over. Wars have been fought over resources like oil as the world supply reduces and demand increases. Why would water be any different. There are people all over the world that die each and every day due to that fact that they don’t have access to clean water. This project is a great step in the right direction. We are going to have to come up with ways to harvest or create easier access to clean fresh water. In a world covered with oceans, we must strive to seek methods of converting salt water to fresh water efficiently and cost effectively so that water doesn’t become the next resource people kill each other for.
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