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What you need to know about desalination, a growing source of drinking water

More than 20,000 plants operate worldwide as drought and saltwater intrusion push more countries to rely on energy-intensive freshwater production.

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As droughts worsen and freshwater grows scarce, desalination is expanding rapidly. More than 20,000 plants now convert seawater to drinking water worldwide. Most use reverse osmosis, forcing seawater through membranes that filter out salt. But the process carries steep environmental…

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What you need to know about desalination, a growing source of drinking water

As droughts worsen and freshwater grows scarce, desalination is expanding rapidly. More than 20,000 plants now convert seawater to drinking water worldwide.

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Associated Press News broke the news in United States on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
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