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Reverse Course: This machine creates drinking water ‘from thin air’ in driest parts of the world

Reverse Course: This machine creates drinking water ‘from thin air’ in driest parts of the world

Update: 2024-04-29
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People are taking steps big and small to move the dial on climate change. This week, in Here & Now's Reverse Course series, senior editor Peter O’Dowd and producer Chris Bentley take listeners across the country for a closer look at projects designed to make an impact.



This episode looks at water conservation in the Navajo Nation. Up to 30% of the homes on the Navajo Nation still go without running water. But there’s new hope for many of these arid communities. They’re using solar-powered machines to pull moisture straight out of the air. Each one creates more than a gallon of fresh drinking water every day.



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Find out more about the Reverse Course series and listen to the previous nine episodes here.

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Reverse Course: This machine creates drinking water ‘from thin air’ in driest parts of the world

Reverse Course: This machine creates drinking water ‘from thin air’ in driest parts of the world

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