- Is Earth running out of freshwater? – Global demand for freshwater is expected to exceed supply by 40% by 2030, and 2/3 of the world’s population will face water shortages.
- How are icebergs going to solve the water crisis? – Icebergs contain a large amount of freshwater, and one 2,000 ft x 650 ft iceberg could supply all of Cape Town, South Africa with water for a year.
- What technology is needed? – Satellites are needed to locate icebergs, and modeling has been done by Alan Condron at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute to show that icebergs can be transported without melting.
- What is the goal? – To convince people that icebergs can be a viable freshwater source, and to stop treating it as a joke.
Published February 22, 2023
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