Fresh Water Is Hiding Under the Ocean

Fresh water is one of the most valuable resources we have. There are many countries that have massive shortages of drinking water, and people have been in constant search for new sources. But recently, a solution just might have been discovered — and it lies deep under the ocean.
Reservoirs of fresh water under the seabed were discovered back in the 1970s. It was not exactly drinking quality, but the level of salt in it was at least half that of the sea above the pockets. At the time, though, the researchers thought about this water as no more than a curiosity. Interest in the subject flared anew in 2015. And what scientists found was simply astounding!
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TIMESTAMPS:
How huge this reservoir is 1:05
... and how it was formed 1:59
Is it entirely fresh? 4:00
How can we use it? 4:34
The problem with desalination plants 5:15
New hope for survival 7:53
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SUMMARY:
- The scientists claim that the freshwater reservoir is about 217 miles in diameter,
- Dr. Gustafson and her colleagues are pretty sure the Atlantic coast reservoir isn’t the only one in the world. Others might — and probably do — exist in different parts of the planet, although they’re still to be found.
- For the time being, there’s no need to tap into those undersea waters, but if we’re ever in short supply of fresh water, we now know where to find it.
- There are desalination plants all over the world that are already operating, and we actively use the results of their work. They make fresh water out of seawater for now, pushing salt out of it and making it drinkable.
- The problem with desalination plants is that they create lots of environmental issues.
- Given that there are over 20,000 desalination plants in the world now, you can imagine what damage to the ocean ecosphere they do.
- If we have huge untapped reservoirs of almost drinkable water, we don’t really need to process so much seawater.
- Recent research suggests that these undersea waters are also fed by land sources: rivers, streams, and rainfall. What it means is that the reservoir has been steadily growing since the ice age.
- For humankind, such a discovery means a lot of things, and perhaps the best of them is a whole new hope for survival.
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