Lifesaving Water

We humans cannot survive without drinkable water for more than three days. (See HERE)

This is why the "extreme drought" in California is of such great concern.

Bloomberg reports that:  "About two-thirds of California, home to 38 million people, is gripped by “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, the most severe conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a federal website. Ten percent of the state -- all in the San Joaquin Valley -- is considered exceptionally dry..." (See HERE)

What is to be done?

Well, an Israeli company has come to the rescue. According to Bloomberg: "North of San Diego, Israel’s IDE Technologies Ltd. is helping to build what it says will be the largest seawater desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere. The facility, when finished in 2016, will be able to provide 50 million gallons of potable water a day. Three smaller plants already operate in California, and 15 more have been proposed." (ibid.)