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Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant

Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant

Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant provides up to 25 million gallons per day of drinking water to the region.

Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant

Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant provides up to 25 million gallons per day of drinking water to the region.

Chinese scientists develop rice that can grow i...

Scientists in China have developed several types of rice that can be grown in seawater, potentially creating enough food for 200 million people. Researchers have been trying to grow the...

Chinese scientists develop rice that can grow i...

Scientists in China have developed several types of rice that can be grown in seawater, potentially creating enough food for 200 million people. Researchers have been trying to grow the...

Finding Water in Puerto Rico: An Endless Game o...

CAITLIN DICKERSON OCT. 12, 2017 SAN JUAN, P.R. — After a day spent working in an office in the dark, without air-conditioning, Iris Díaz arrived at her neighborhood CVS drugstore desperate...

Finding Water in Puerto Rico: An Endless Game o...

CAITLIN DICKERSON OCT. 12, 2017 SAN JUAN, P.R. — After a day spent working in an office in the dark, without air-conditioning, Iris Díaz arrived at her neighborhood CVS drugstore desperate...

Why the sea is salty ...

SEEN from space, the Earth is a pale blue dot. Two-thirds of its surface is covered by water. But the vast majority of that water—around 97%—is salty. Of the 3%...

Why the sea is salty ...

SEEN from space, the Earth is a pale blue dot. Two-thirds of its surface is covered by water. But the vast majority of that water—around 97%—is salty. Of the 3%...

Sustainable Earth: Water

Brian Handwerk For National Geographic News Clean water is essential for life, but most people in the developed world don't think much about the water they use for drinking, food preparation,...

Sustainable Earth: Water

Brian Handwerk For National Geographic News Clean water is essential for life, but most people in the developed world don't think much about the water they use for drinking, food preparation,...

15 Fun and Surprising Facts about the Earth’s O...

1. For starters, did you know that 94 percent of life on Earth is aquatic? That makes us land-dwellers a very small minority. 2. About 70 percent of the planet...

15 Fun and Surprising Facts about the Earth’s O...

1. For starters, did you know that 94 percent of life on Earth is aquatic? That makes us land-dwellers a very small minority. 2. About 70 percent of the planet...