Can We Make Ocean Water Drinkable -- and Should We?

We need water to survive--and Earth is covered in it! Unfortunately, almost all of that water is salty. In this week’s episode of Reactions find out why getting freshwater from ocean water is a lot trickier than you might imagine.


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Credits:
Producer: Kirk Zamieroski
Writer: Samantha Jones
Scientific Consultants: John H. Lienhard, PhD
Executive Producer: George Zaidan

Music:
Smidi - Cadillac Candy
Mako Yama - At Starry Night

Sources:
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/wa...
https://e360.yale.edu/features/as-wat...
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/wa...
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/w...
https://manoa.hawaii.edu/exploringour...
https://www.popsci.com/thermal-water-...
http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/...

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