Is Desalination the Answer to Water Shortages?
by Meghan Werft
The ocean makes up 70 percent of the earth's surface and accounts for 96 percent of the water on the planet. The problem is, this water can't be consumed. It's oversaturated with salt.
Desalination is the process of turning salty ocean water into drinking water. So with 783 million people lacking access to clean water and more areas facing severe droughts, could desalination be the silver bullet?