Fog harvesting could provide water for the driest cities

Harvesting fog could combat water shortages in world’s driest regions

Harvesting fog could ease water scarcity in the world's driest place, a new study has suggested.

'Fog harvesting' techniques could yield water for drinking and...

With less annual rainfall than 1 mm per year, Chile's Atacama Desert is one of the driest places in the world. The main water source of cities in the region are underground rock layers that contain water-filled pore spaces which last recharged between 17,000 and 10,000 years ago. Now, local researchers have assessed if "fog harvesting," a method where fog water is collected and saved, is a feasible way to provide the residents of informal settle…

Desert Cities Could One Day Pull Water From the Air With Fog Harvesting

Humans have this nasty habit of filling themselves with either hubris or delusion and then building cities in places where cities should not be. A lot of human settlements are old and we didn’t know any better. For instance, considering how much we need water to survive, maybe we shouldn’t have built cities and places with little to no access to water. Places like the Atacama Desert of Chile, where annual rainfall is less than 0.04 inches. There…

Fog harvesting can solve water crisis in arid cities, says Chile scientists

Fog harvesting is a relatively simple process. Mesh panels are hung between poles, and as moisture-laden clouds pass through the mesh, water droplets form and are channelled into pipes and storage tanks

Harnessing Fog for Water Supply in the World's Driest Regions

Paris, France (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 - Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, receives less than 1 mm of rainfall annually. Water supplies in the region largely depend on underground reservoirs that were last replenis