The important role desalination plays in the Gulf

If this infrastructure goes boom, the reverberations would be far and wide.

Water is essential to life.

70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water though, so you would think we should have no problem filling this need. Unfortunately over 95% of water is found in the world’s oceans, containing significant salt concentrations that make it unsuitable for human drinking, irrigation, and most industrial uses.

And as the impacts o…