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Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands (poliversity.it)
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Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands

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[-] vamp07@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

This has a lot more to do with consumption than with production. Most of these islands are small, and it's unrealistic for them to have large populations or a heavy tourist industry without desalination plants. Energy needs to become cheap, and honestly, wind farms and solar can help with this.

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