The news report, led by Praveen Kumar, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and executive director of the Grassland Institute, assessed the feasibility of 14 water-scarce regions around the world to hypothesize a structure that could capture water vapor from above the ocean and condense it into fresh water that would remain viable in the face of ongoing climate change. The study opens the door to new infrastructure investments that could effectively address the growing global shortage of fresh water, the researchers said.
"Water scarcity is a global problem," Kumar said. "It affects the contiguous United States, and the declining water levels in the Colorado River basin affect the entire western United States." If it works, it could solve water shortages in the western United States and help the world solve water shortages in other countries. In addition, most people are migrating to the West. If the problem of water resources in the West is solved, the population in the West will continue to increase, which will promote the economic development of the West.
Previous technologies such as wastewater recycling, cloud seeding, and desalination have had limited success. Although desalination plants have been deployed in some parts of the world, they face sustainability issues due to the brine and heavy metal wastewater they produce. If successful, the construction will be a sustainable solution to the water shortage problem. Such changes will affect people's lives, water resources, and factories. Because everyday life needs water, this will provide us with more water resources.
I think this study is very feasible to collect ocean water vapor because as the weather gets warmer, a lot of seawater and river water are constantly being evaporated. So we will lose a lot of freshwater resources. We should learn to adapt to the change of weather, so we should explore new technology to adapt. Harvesting water vapor from the ocean could alleviate a critical water shortage since most of the seawater is unusable for human use. That means there is currently no way for people to use water resources. If this works, then the Earth's seawater resources could be put to good use.