"... but at the same time it's just H2O; and if you take everything around that H2O away, then you end up with pure water again." That statement cleared my mind.
@@Apodeipnon ...that's not what he's talking about. He mean's nestle's extremely unethical practices. Out of the numerous borderline human abuse practices he's refereeing to their stealing of water to power their own operation while forcing locals to suffer. They do this by bribing some shitty African government and monopolizing water sources
It's funny seeing the people against it. Do they not know where tap water comes from?? Is it believed water we drink just comes clear and "pure"? 🤔 - Not all water comes straight from waterfalls. Even then, it still has to be treated.
@Alcatraz TM Ya don't say, wow, I am shocked! Thanks for opening my eyes! Lol my only point, while primarily being funny, that not everyone's water is treated actually
Even water from waterfall have pee of animals in it. Spring bottle water is also processed water since I bet not many people watch nature video where bears and animals pee into the stream all the time.
I have been thinking about investing in water after I finished my geology class. but I'm young and I don't know what I'm doing. If you have any information on where to invest I would really love to know.
allinone u guys don’t underestimate india ,there r so many waste water recycling plants located at lots of places,and development is reaching its peak ,we invite u all to once come and visit india
@@Diksha_Gauns sure i'll. Bt most of d STP's r still dysfunctional due to irregularities n high costs involved in that. I'm also Indian n aware abt my surroundings so just shared wat i see. Although I'll like to visit those plants who r working there best to fight this problem. :)
Who cares, 70% of the earth's surface is water. "It's too expensive to remove the salt" even though water evaporates naturally and leaves behind the salt.
@@gameplaychannel1309 Sure you can, you just need the scale of your desal to match the scale of your megacity. If you can make some sort of black water container that heats up in the sun and evaporates a few gallons per day, then you just need to figure out how many containers you need to reach the number of gallons needed. Imagine a huge group of them, like a solar panel farm in a desert or on the surface of the ocean.
15 years ago in school I was told that we will never run out of water; that it is _impossible_ While watching this, I was wondering why in the hell it is possible for places to be experiencing water shortages. Recycling and cleaning water like this should be mandatory everywhere. I long for the day this technology becomes available on a household basis, where every home has its own treatment facility within it and all its water usage, thought still connected to the greater community, can be cleaned and recycled directly therein.
Here in the Netherlands we drink water from our taps, since it’s so clean, and the quality is also pretty darned good. Makes me realize how fortunate I am to have been born and living in a first world country.
Yes you guys are really lucky. I live in northern Mexico and citizens have been in conflict with the government for water. It's so depressing to see how our rivers and creeks are running out of water because of lack of rains and a poor management
Water is not a problem. Power is not a problem. Oil is not a problem. Tech is there, people who know stuff are there. You know what is the problem? Capitalism mixed with political malevolence and populace ignorance and short-sightedness.
Thank you for bringing attention to this critical and growing issue that will have a huge impact on the future of humanity. Someone who does is Marshall Vian Summers who has published many excellent publications free online, including The Great Waves of Change, The Shock of the Future and many, many more. I strongly recommend reading these works and beginning your preparation.
As a proud Windhoek-er, let me clarify the problem. Namibia is already desalinating water. The issue here is with pumping it to Windhoek, 200 miles inland across mountainous terrain, and a mile above sea level
Historian missed how many were murdered for water for agriculture or drinking supply. I remember it was daily news someone was killed for water. Cities were built around water sources. We look for life in other planets which could have water. Water=life. Now we are extracting water from ocean by micro filtering or from sewage by filtering. Oceans are full of fish=food even though they are salty. Zoroastrian 3000 years ago respected water and polluting water was a sin.
People don’t seem to understand Technology had already fixed massive issues in the past, present and will still fix other issues in the future. Water is one of them.
if water gets expensive and rare as people say market will make beef expensive then the alternatives will compensate. I dont believe in free market for everything but this is one it does have to solve cant stop people eating meat by force
100 percent upvotes!! You never see that on TH-cam! Also. This series is inspiring. It presents problems with solutions. It makes me want to help build a better world for my children.
A fascinating video, and water recycling is definitely a part of the solution, but it seems strange to me that you didn't even mention agriculture, which accounts for 80% of human freshwater use. The future of water is on our farms, not at the tap.
the solution for this country is desalination specifically because they are right on the ocean that's why there is no need for citizens to drink cleaned sewage water
@@uwu--owo it really is. Look at what israel or china do with the deserts. The regrow vegetation into those areas, which creates their own climate and can then trap its own water.
Man. I really just don't know what to think about this report. Thought provoking though. However, today there are many, many options that are available dealing with capturing, cleaning up and recycling water.
Don't worry. Graphene is invented now. Sea water can now be filtered and desalinated much cheaper and faster than before. We just need to wait some time for graphene filters to be mass produced, cheaply. Maybe a decade, maybe more...
Drinkaholik Graphene was discovered for the first time in 2008, If I remember right. That's exactly a decade ago. It took all this time for it to make it's first steps. Only in the last few years, 2016-2018, different companies have finally found a few different ways to mass produce Graphene, from what I know, cheaply, but still not cheap enough. I guess it will take another decade for Graphene to enter other industries and then for water filters to be industrially mass produced cheaply. These filters are not even invented yet, probably. It takes a long time for an idea to become an everyday thing...
As a proud Windhoek-er, let me clarify the problem. Namibia is already desalinating water. The issue here is with pumping it to Windhoek, 200 miles inland across mountainous terrain, and a mile above sea level
The one question I was hoping they would answer is why water recycling isn't done more often. Is it expensive? Not favorable with the public? Even low-level cleaning/recycling would be better than dumping waste straight into the nearest river.
Don't mind me, just a Canadian giggling at basically every other country on the planet. It sure feels good to have a near limitless supply of clean rivers, lakes, glaciers, and permafrost to serve a population of only 35,000,000 people.
I'm so proud to be Namibian now😂👏👏🇳🇦 There were - and currently are- many droughts and tight moments, but we have managed to go through them as a city. It's a matter of state and citizen working together though. Very much so actually. But it is the only way to live in the desert, and seeing the state of the globe and the influx to cities, most cities are growing in the desert. But a clever society can grow in the desert.
If it wasn't for capitalism and political ignorance, this type of problems would have been solved sooner We have the resources and technology to solve them, but there's always seem to be a resistance to use it because "it's not profitable to give it for free"
People do things all the time without expecting a return. Open source software is made without a single cent being paid to developers. Parents raise kids without expecting thousands of dollars in return (though they expect feelings to be reciprocated, this is cultivated and not forced, and can be argued into an ambigous space). People extend themselves in kindness (or in hate, passive aggression, and bitterness) without expecting something in return. Volunteer work wouldn't exist without expectation-less people. The founder of linux changed technology with a open source OS without expecting money. Etc, capitalism isn't always the best solution in every problem.
There's a lot more to the problem global population wouldn't even be growing as fast had it not been for Capitalism, but I agree the health of markets have to be balanced with basic human needs
@@blackhole260 what do you mean by paid functions? Open source software developers get by through donations, scholarships, and grants. Blender, GIMP, and Synfig are some that i know that secure funding in that way. There are no "blender pro" or "super GIMP" upgrades. If raising kids were written into people's dna (that's how i interpret biological function), there wouldn't be cases of neglect or abandonment. When i say volunteer work, i don't mean multi millionaires putting money into charities, or a charity receiving thousands of dollars. I'm talking about social workers, and ordinary people who feed the homeless, and things of that matter. They have nothing to gain from the situation, but they still do it. LOL Windows 10 and MACos is better than the pantheon of linux distros? Better than Debian, Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, and the vast others i can't think of at the moment? Have you heard of how power hungry windows can be? Or the numerous cases of instability and crashing with windows 10. Being for-profit doesn't guarantee quality, or else linux wouldn't be in nearly every data server, security camera, any piece of tech you could think of. People give money to homeless people. They give coats and a ton of other things. What do they get back besides a sense of fulfillment? And no, fulfillment doesn't really count since it's not currency or something of practical value. You know, it's pretty sad that with the point you're arguing for, also says the inverse," if people couldn't directly gain from something, they wouldn't do it" which argues against the idea of a person doing something because they simply believe it's the right thing to do. Is cynical that right word to describe it? Very pessimistic and having a bleak view of the world? Really hard to not sound passive aggressive or annoyingly snarky, but yeah, just notice that bit.
@@blackhole260 I'm simply arguing against your idea of people only doing things if they can gain from it. Open source developers don't expect donations, since their software isn't a product. If they left it wouldn't matter, as the community could become the new developers. I could become the new developer in fact. That's the point of open source software, it's a community effort. Socialism ftw! (Jk lol). Not every mother loves their child. That's what I'm saying. Too many cases of neglect and child abuse to allow this generalization to take hold. That doesn't defeat my argument. They give money without expectation of something being rewarded to them. People don't just use linux as a primary OS, but they also code and make software off of it, and then package it to those OSes (and since linux is said to be more stable by the majority of the tech community, it peforms better for software developers). Like I said, Linux is everywhere. Widespread adaption demonstrates that the family of OSes are quality. And how do you think the OSes compare for the average consumer? Do you realize how many stories there are of people switching to linux and it breathes life back into their old machines? Or how windows, bevause of how buggy, instable, and power hungry it can, shortens the lifespan of machines and makes people think they need a new one? You can't even name something windows and mac can do thst linux can't I've seen you said this is not a bad thing, but what you don't understand is how extreme that really is. At the core of your idea, you're ALSO saying people won't do anything if it doesn't benefit them. Not just at the upper echelon area of Steve Jobs and whatever, but at the bottom floor where we reside. That nobody would do something fight if they couldn't gain from it. That's actually not a good thing.
So glad they got this amazing technology and great people working around the clock for safe water consumption gives hope and something to look forward to with tech and innovation and also most importantly using human mind for greater good of all.
That’s why every house makes a rain harvesting system and filtration system powered by solar panels have your own septic tank for your own waste and solar panels to not rely on the grid congrats this whole issue is solved and u can live without the city helping u
yep pretty much but this mostly works in places in the north, its not gonna work in texas arizona or cali where its hot and barely rains, but they are rich enough for desalination
Every time that someone in Windhoek opens a tap about a quarter of what comes out is recycled wastewater 3:02. And that means that three quarters of what comes out is not recycled water. And the quarter that is recycled is very, very expensive.
Anero IC sewage treatment plants are a solution that exist. They not only provide clean water but methane to produce electricity and organic fertiliser for vertical farming.
I listened to every word and still not one person mentioned household grey water systems. With all the solar panel access we have in nearly every country and more affordable than ever, this energy source can treat using osmosis filtration of waste water within the home and re-purpose it as potable water in some uses, and then safe drinking water in others. There are filters already made that can do this. There are also home which are using grey water systems, already. It just needs to be sourced by those with vision.
When people said that they think that recycled pure water is waste water and think that it's disgusting or not purified, they don't know what they're talking about. They're probably just judging it by the words but not analyzing the process of how it works and what benefits it brings. Plus, mixing city waste with wasted water that wasn't used efficiently is thrown out into the ocean, which is useless and wasteful(they might be thinking, "why would you go to the ocean and suck up water for us to drink when that's the primary place you put your dirty waste in the first place?"). The point of this video is to show us how should we use water and how to solve this crisis. You don't get more of it, you re-treat it and re-use it.
I visited a water recycling plant and it is such an amazing place and truly should be in every city and major metropolitan area. The only thing I am afraid of are increased use of antibiotics and medications. When I asked, the facility mentioned that that was actually their biggest challenge.
@@fitrianhidayat livestock produces a lots of waste and need lots of water.. Vegans are very forceful and they are very annoying . Also their point for being vegan isn't cause it's a costly bid for the environment but cause animals feels pain. While they ignore the very facts of the food cycle and the fact that plants also feel and sends vibration when we eat them.
In my city (Brisbane) about 10 years ago we had an 8 year drought so the city invested 100s of millions to build a recycled water net work and a desalination plant. Then the drought ended
Within this short video, I Went from feeling nauseated about the idea to accepting that it’s inevitable Bet we will be grateful for this technology when the tile comes
I'm so beyond lucky with my water here. Have a shallow well, that is fed by a giant glacier only a couple miles away. Pure pristine crystal clear water with no traces of any chemicals or any heavy metals at all. Even with accelerating global warming, the glacier is large enough that it will easily outlive me. I will never have to think about safe drinking water till the day I die.
We need to clean up our home...and make clean water and fresh food a priority for all. Period. It's the only way we will move out of this toxic paradigm.
Is there a device or pipe you can attach to any tap that can tell you how much water in mL or L has been taken or come out / used? I think having this kind of information available to users using the water would be highly valuable in making people more aware of their water usage and water usage habits. I know I like seeing how much energy my devices uses so why not know how much water my daily activities and actions use.
The fundamental problem we have is pricing, not just of water, but of the commons in general. All reclamation efforts (incl. desalination) have environmentally detrimental side effects (waste/brine), which we need to learn to utilize instead of dumping. Pricing issues lead to give inefficiencies and misallocation of resources, especially water.
Excellent video. All water is recycled by the cycle of water, I do believe in water recycling. A few years ago the company I used to work for was forced by the EPA to buy a water treatment plant to treat the water for the company's tanker cleaning facility, After it was installed, the guy from the company poured some treated water in a fish tank and then put a gold fish in it, the damned fish lived there for many years. I think that each house should have a small water treatment plant to recycle water and use it for toilets, the patio and washing clothes, those uses share the same water than the sinks, and showers, and that is just a waste of treated drinking water.
I love how people claim they won't drink it but pretty much all the water on Earth was waste water at one point. Do people think we just make new water after we throw the old stuff away?
Simple solution! 1. Do not allow any water to flow to o want 2. Build swales and ditches over all hills and mountains to collect rain water. Grow trees everywhere to help absorb rainwater and help prevent evaporation. Grounds will moisten up, aquifers will fill.
Over population is only briefly mentioned, and yet that is the cause of losing our water supply. Everyone wants to address the symptoms of a problem, but never the cause.
It’s not even like we need to take 1 minutes showers or wash dishes by hand to help water security. All we need to do is make agriculture more efficient (watering at night and in-ground watering) roughly 70% of our water used per year is in agriculture. If we could cut that down to 60 or even 55% we’d be providing excess water to hundreds of millions of people.
I have no issues with drinking recycled water. As long as I know that robust systems are in place to ensure it is completely cleaned and safe to drink I am happy to consume it.
The the next approach for the modern world would it be super sensitive sensors under faucets like in bathrooms and smart dispensing systems that dispense desired amount of water which also keep track of how much is used.
Great idea and so happy it's working ! Where does the waist go ? Spread in the fields to breakdown and fertilize crops ? Also what about big industry's abuse . Using water as a shield from spent fuel rods , Making paint or paper etc .... Curious ...
As long as it is safe to drink, I don’t think I mind where it is coming from
"... but at the same time it's just H2O; and if you take everything around that H2O away, then you end up with pure water again." That statement cleared my mind.
That's a very bear grill like statement
Looks like I have to conserve water now... I guess I have to drink my own piss
@@epicmcgriddle7874qqr k
Astronauts on spacewalks drink water from their toilet.
Water is transparent, but people are blind
Poetry.
I'm not blind
Brilliant
Your profile picture is a fish and you are in the youtube comments section
@@JaKingScomez you have a real madrid profile picture, you're blind
There's water, but you have to be called Nestle to have access to it
..No one is forcing you to drink bottled water
@@Apodeipnon who even drones bottled water nowadays lol
Water isn't just bottled, it's used for all the useless products Nestle (& others) produce.
@@Apodeipnon ...that's not what he's talking about. He mean's nestle's extremely unethical practices. Out of the numerous borderline human abuse practices he's refereeing to their stealing of water to power their own operation while forcing locals to suffer. They do this by bribing some shitty African government and monopolizing water sources
@@rickson50 not only in Africa, I'm asian and it happened here too.
@@fitrianhidayat same here in south america
It's funny seeing the people against it. Do they not know where tap water comes from?? Is it believed water we drink just comes clear and "pure"? 🤔
- Not all water comes straight from waterfalls. Even then, it still has to be treated.
Mine comes straight from a well actually 🤣
@Alcatraz TM Ya don't say, wow, I am shocked! Thanks for opening my eyes! Lol my only point, while primarily being funny, that not everyone's water is treated actually
Even water from waterfall have pee of animals in it. Spring bottle water is also processed water since I bet not many people watch nature video where bears and animals pee into the stream all the time.
So, John Snow saved the North back in 1854?
lol
You know nothing...
John Snow
Spoiler alert!
John snow ...... winter is coming
I thought u were spoiling it for me.
but seriously, the whole world must have wastewater management. like Singapore, NeWater. invest in water.
I have been thinking about investing in water after I finished my geology class. but I'm young and I don't know what I'm doing. If you have any information on where to invest I would really love to know.
Andrew Nicola do I hear Singapore? Owo
i guess i am lucky enough to live in singapore
we need moar water from johor oWo
Singapore is the one place I dare drink straight from the tap.
We are drinking water that dinosaurs had pee in million years ago
Our Plants taken care of it.... idiot.
dinos didnt pee. Have you seen a chicken that pee?
@@vincecloudchaser2486 Bruh are you dumb?
@@MS-pz9wd
I think he is funny ^_^
nice replies
Namibia!!! Yes I'm from there. So cool hearing other people speak about my country
your name said it all
Username checks out
I can name confirm you're from the right county.
India shud go ahead with this initiative ... lots of wastewater here in India
allinone u guys don’t underestimate india ,there r so many waste water recycling plants located at lots of places,and development is reaching its peak ,we invite u all to once come and visit india
I think u dont havr much knowledge abt India, thare are multiple huge water treatment plants, whenever you get time, do visit them
@@Diksha_Gauns sure i'll. Bt most of d STP's r still dysfunctional due to irregularities n high costs involved in that. I'm also Indian n aware abt my surroundings so just shared wat i see. Although I'll like to visit those plants who r working there best to fight this problem. :)
@@mehulvarma1998 I'm also Indian n aware abt my surroundings frnd. just shared wat i see. :) no offence :p
Water scarcity is serious in India & shockingly no one cares.
Around 70% of water use worldwide is for agriculture.
Who cares, 70% of the earth's surface is water. "It's too expensive to remove the salt" even though water evaporates naturally and leaves behind the salt.
For animal feed
@@r2dxhate but with something like a megacity you cant wait till water evaporates
@@gameplaychannel1309 Sure you can, you just need the scale of your desal to match the scale of your megacity. If you can make some sort of black water container that heats up in the sun and evaporates a few gallons per day, then you just need to figure out how many containers you need to reach the number of gallons needed. Imagine a huge group of them, like a solar panel farm in a desert or on the surface of the ocean.
Yup
If those people didn't drink any fluid for two days they would beg you to drink toilet water
Agree 😂😂😂😂
Toilet water atleast the water on the tank is drinkable and clean so yeah they could
15 years ago in school I was told that we will never run out of water; that it is _impossible_
While watching this, I was wondering why in the hell it is possible for places to be experiencing water shortages. Recycling and cleaning water like this should be mandatory everywhere. I long for the day this technology becomes available on a household basis, where every home has its own treatment facility within it and all its water usage, thought still connected to the greater community, can be cleaned and recycled directly therein.
Here in the Netherlands we drink water from our taps, since it’s so clean, and the quality is also pretty darned good. Makes me realize how fortunate I am to have been born and living in a first world country.
Same here in Finland. I've been drinking tap water my whole life. I very rarely buy water from a grocery store, 98% of water I drink is tap water.
Yes you guys are really lucky. I live in northern Mexico and citizens have been in conflict with the government for water. It's so depressing to see how our rivers and creeks are running out of water because of lack of rains and a poor management
Water is not a problem. Power is not a problem. Oil is not a problem. Tech is there, people who know stuff are there. You know what is the problem?
Capitalism mixed with political malevolence and populace ignorance and short-sightedness.
Yap
So true...
Oh that's all?
@@OldBloodAndGutz Yep, no problem at all. Right? RIGHT?
I can see your point but living in SA i can tell you this is not true here
So good living in Iceland since everywhere is clean water
woahh
Thank you for bringing attention to this critical and growing issue that will have a huge impact on the future of humanity. Someone who does is Marshall Vian Summers who has published many excellent publications free online, including The Great Waves of Change, The Shock of the Future and many, many more. I strongly recommend reading these works and beginning your preparation.
Why not use solar distillation? It's perfect in the desert!
at 1st glance i thought the roofs were actually solar panels xD that would be the cherry on top indeed :)
Because that would be too easy. We need to use disposable filters to remove the salt, so that it's expensive and not worth it.
As a proud Windhoek-er, let me clarify the problem. Namibia is already desalinating water. The issue here is with pumping it to Windhoek, 200 miles inland across mountainous terrain, and a mile above sea level
It's really energy intensive but it already happens
@@suckerforpain7373 Solar concentrators boil the water and have it push itself 200 miles inland and a mile up.
Earth:
Humans: *Im about to end this whole man's carrer*
More like the other way round
Each & every video you make is so thought provoking, keep up the amazing work 👍👍👍
Thank you for bringing this video. It has affected me
I have my shower running as we speak, with no one in it.
Infected you
I love how honest these people are. Thank you
Historian missed how many were murdered for water for agriculture or drinking supply. I remember it was daily news someone was killed for water. Cities were built around water sources. We look for life in other planets which could have water. Water=life. Now we are extracting water from ocean by micro filtering or from sewage by filtering. Oceans are full of fish=food even though they are salty. Zoroastrian 3000 years ago respected water and polluting water was a sin.
if the water is clean and just H2O and that you do not tell me where that water comes from then it i fine to me
Pure water is bad tho, we need them minerals
@@fitrianhidayat pue of poop and peep and other disgusting stuff, and not the really pure just h2o which is actually bad to drink.
@@stephenmoore3091 what is peep?
@@jefferywilliams9592 pee my mistake type wrong
@@stephenmoore3091 LOL Gotcha.. Speaking of.. Be right back lol.
People don’t seem to understand Technology had already fixed massive issues in the past, present and will still fix other issues in the future. Water is one of them.
1lb of beef=1800 gallons. We can start here.
if water gets expensive and rare as people say market will make beef expensive then the alternatives will compensate. I dont believe in free market for everything but this is one it does have to solve cant stop people eating meat by force
100 percent upvotes!! You never see that on TH-cam!
Also. This series is inspiring.
It presents problems with solutions. It makes me want to help build a better world for my children.
DO IT
A fascinating video, and water recycling is definitely a part of the solution, but it seems strange to me that you didn't even mention agriculture, which accounts for 80% of human freshwater use. The future of water is on our farms, not at the tap.
Aaron mostly farms for animal farming
Actually it's 70 %
pretty sure the plants use that water to grow
the solution for this country is desalination specifically because they are right on the ocean
that's why there is no need for citizens to drink cleaned sewage water
Did TH-cam really recommend this now? 💀 after 7 months ight I see
Plant more trees and grasses than you remove the problem, fixed!
And do you think that is that easy ?
@@uwu--owo it really is. Look at what israel or china do with the deserts. The regrow vegetation into those areas, which creates their own climate and can then trap its own water.
@@caserasera4776 it's not easy to do
@@uwu--owo nothings easy, doesnt mean it cant or shouldnt be done.
@@caserasera4776 you don't get my point I didn't mean to be hopeless :/
We need the ‘cream’.
Don't drink this water today but in near future we have to rely on it to survive
harsh reality
Man. I really just don't know what to think about this report. Thought provoking though. However, today there are many, many options that are available dealing with capturing, cleaning up and recycling water.
I am worrying about future of beer. 😭😭😭
Sobering. Thanks for the video.
Don't worry.
Graphene is invented now.
Sea water can now be filtered and desalinated much cheaper and faster than before. We just need to wait some time for graphene filters to be mass produced, cheaply.
Maybe a decade, maybe more...
Lmao people were saying what you're saying now a decade ago
Drinkaholik
Graphene was discovered for the first time in 2008, If I remember right. That's exactly a decade ago. It took all this time for it to make it's first steps. Only in the last few years, 2016-2018, different companies have finally found a few different ways to mass produce Graphene, from what I know, cheaply, but still not cheap enough. I guess it will take another decade for Graphene to enter other industries and then for water filters to be industrially mass produced cheaply. These filters are not even invented yet, probably.
It takes a long time for an idea to become an everyday thing...
Ras It was in 2004 but I get your point
We can have alien tech but while there isn't massive investment into it, it's going to be delayed again and again
As a proud Windhoek-er, let me clarify the problem. Namibia is already desalinating water. The issue here is with pumping it to Windhoek, 200 miles inland across mountainous terrain, and a mile above sea level
The one question I was hoping they would answer is why water recycling isn't done more often. Is it expensive? Not favorable with the public? Even low-level cleaning/recycling would be better than dumping waste straight into the nearest river.
Don't mind me, just a Canadian giggling at basically every other country on the planet. It sure feels good to have a near limitless supply of clean rivers, lakes, glaciers, and permafrost to serve a population of only 35,000,000 people.
🇨🇦#humblebrag
Hazah to us!
Don't worry, the American military will protect you when Russia becomes tropical.
Lmao you do realize that your southern neighbor America STILL has plans to absorb Canada into its system
@TheLoneWarrior That sure worked well back in 1812.
I'm so proud to be Namibian now😂👏👏🇳🇦 There were - and currently are- many droughts and tight moments, but we have managed to go through them as a city. It's a matter of state and citizen working together though. Very much so actually. But it is the only way to live in the desert, and seeing the state of the globe and the influx to cities, most cities are growing in the desert. But a clever society can grow in the desert.
Love this series!! Keep up the good work!
And here i am having friend and family complaining when it rain frequent in my country
If it wasn't for capitalism and political ignorance, this type of problems would have been solved sooner
We have the resources and technology to solve them, but there's always seem to be a resistance to use it because "it's not profitable to give it for free"
If it's worth doing it's worth doing for a profit
People do things all the time without expecting a return. Open source software is made without a single cent being paid to developers. Parents raise kids without expecting thousands of dollars in return (though they expect feelings to be reciprocated, this is cultivated and not forced, and can be argued into an ambigous space). People extend themselves in kindness (or in hate, passive aggression, and bitterness) without expecting something in return. Volunteer work wouldn't exist without expectation-less people. The founder of linux changed technology with a open source OS without expecting money. Etc, capitalism isn't always the best solution in every problem.
There's a lot more to the problem global population wouldn't even be growing as fast had it not been for Capitalism, but I agree the health of markets have to be balanced with basic human needs
@@blackhole260 what do you mean by paid functions? Open source software developers get by through donations, scholarships, and grants. Blender, GIMP, and Synfig are some that i know that secure funding in that way. There are no "blender pro" or "super GIMP" upgrades.
If raising kids were written into people's dna (that's how i interpret biological function), there wouldn't be cases of neglect or abandonment.
When i say volunteer work, i don't mean multi millionaires putting money into charities, or a charity receiving thousands of dollars. I'm talking about social workers, and ordinary people who feed the homeless, and things of that matter. They have nothing to gain from the situation, but they still do it.
LOL Windows 10 and MACos is better than the pantheon of linux distros? Better than Debian, Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, and the vast others i can't think of at the moment? Have you heard of how power hungry windows can be? Or the numerous cases of instability and crashing with windows 10. Being for-profit doesn't guarantee quality, or else linux wouldn't be in nearly every data server, security camera, any piece of tech you could think of.
People give money to homeless people. They give coats and a ton of other things. What do they get back besides a sense of fulfillment? And no, fulfillment doesn't really count since it's not currency or something of practical value.
You know, it's pretty sad that with the point you're arguing for, also says the inverse," if people couldn't directly gain from something, they wouldn't do it" which argues against the idea of a person doing something because they simply believe it's the right thing to do. Is cynical that right word to describe it? Very pessimistic and having a bleak view of the world? Really hard to not sound passive aggressive or annoyingly snarky, but yeah, just notice that bit.
@@blackhole260 I'm simply arguing against your idea of people only doing things if they can gain from it.
Open source developers don't expect donations, since their software isn't a product. If they left it wouldn't matter, as the community could become the new developers. I could become the new developer in fact. That's the point of open source software, it's a community effort. Socialism ftw! (Jk lol).
Not every mother loves their child. That's what I'm saying. Too many cases of neglect and child abuse to allow this generalization to take hold.
That doesn't defeat my argument. They give money without expectation of something being rewarded to them.
People don't just use linux as a primary OS, but they also code and make software off of it, and then package it to those OSes (and since linux is said to be more stable by the majority of the tech community, it peforms better for software developers). Like I said, Linux is everywhere. Widespread adaption demonstrates that the family of OSes are quality. And how do you think the OSes compare for the average consumer? Do you realize how many stories there are of people switching to linux and it breathes life back into their old machines? Or how windows, bevause of how buggy, instable, and power hungry it can, shortens the lifespan of machines and makes people think they need a new one? You can't even name something windows and mac can do thst linux can't
I've seen you said this is not a bad thing, but what you don't understand is how extreme that really is. At the core of your idea, you're ALSO saying people won't do anything if it doesn't benefit them. Not just at the upper echelon area of Steve Jobs and whatever, but at the bottom floor where we reside. That nobody would do something fight if they couldn't gain from it. That's actually not a good thing.
Great Coverage and Quite informative. Thank You
Am I the only one that noticed that the King of the North´s named appeared in minute 4:25
Cristopher Serafin Winter is coming
I finally found an amazing channel after months!
Welcome! We're so happy you found us @Alberto Morales
Me after watching the video: “ok I’m going to start conserving water”
20 minutes later takes a 50 minute shower
foolll you know how much water you wastedwhich some one can use who is thirsty and need it more
So glad they got this amazing technology and great people working around the clock for safe water consumption gives hope and something to look forward to with tech and innovation and also most importantly using human mind for greater good of all.
4:21 John Snow. Sh!t just real!
I live on the Mississippi. I figured everyone knew there was at least a little recycled water in the tap.
4:23 Jon snow was a scientist ?
Any person who study science is scientists
HBO or H2O ????
And now he knows nothing
The fear of treated water makes absolutely zero sense at all
That’s why every house makes a rain harvesting system and filtration system powered by solar panels have your own septic tank for your own waste and solar panels to not rely on the grid congrats this whole issue is solved and u can live without the city helping u
yep pretty much but this mostly works in places in the north, its not gonna work in texas arizona or cali where its hot and barely rains, but they are rich enough for desalination
“I trust my own product” LOL lost it 😂
That poo cascade was not very nice to watch though... 2:26 is like a water park for poo, Typhoon Lagoon slide style
Every time that someone in Windhoek opens a tap about a quarter of what comes out is recycled wastewater 3:02. And that means that three quarters of what comes out is not recycled water. And the quarter that is recycled is very, very expensive.
If a tiny power like Israel can figure it out...
Anero IC sewage treatment plants are a solution that exist. They not only provide clean water but methane to produce electricity and organic fertiliser for vertical farming.
>"might seem extreme in how it handles its waste water"
>Singapore has entered the chat
This video keeps making me have second thoughts on my glass of water I'm sipping on atm
Jon Snow; still a hero, even in history?
t0n0k0 lol
Very eye opening
Shortage Of Water
Rising Ocean Level ?
NNoMore PlaNN Is this joke?
I listened to every word and still not one person mentioned household grey water systems. With all the solar panel access we have in nearly every country and more affordable than ever, this energy source can treat using osmosis filtration of waste water within the home and re-purpose it as potable water in some uses, and then safe drinking water in others. There are filters already made that can do this. There are also home which are using grey water systems, already. It just needs to be sourced by those with vision.
'Murica
did an oopsie
Notice that everyone who oppose this look and sound like they've never touched a book in their life.
Great content. In Tbilisi we have no lack of water but awful pipe infrastructure. One step at a time I guess.
The future of water is will water
It's really heartbreaking and eye-opening. Thankyou @Quartz.
Hold on, I thought this was normal across the globe? 😂
Thought so too
Same! I live in Switzerland, what about you?
When people said that they think that recycled pure water is waste water and think that it's disgusting or not purified, they don't know what they're talking about. They're probably just judging it by the words but not analyzing the process of how it works and what benefits it brings. Plus, mixing city waste with wasted water that wasn't used efficiently is thrown out into the ocean, which is useless and wasteful(they might be thinking, "why would you go to the ocean and suck up water for us to drink when that's the primary place you put your dirty waste in the first place?"). The point of this video is to show us how should we use water and how to solve this crisis. You don't get more of it, you re-treat it and re-use it.
the future of water : Shit Water
I visited a water recycling plant and it is such an amazing place and truly should be in every city and major metropolitan area. The only thing I am afraid of are increased use of antibiotics and medications. When I asked, the facility mentioned that that was actually their biggest challenge.
3:45 "I trust my own product" *takes a sip, gives a side eye to the camera*
LeMoNaDe super sus af
This is why hipsters are good for our planet
Yeah, actually vegans are correct as well, it's just they're being so annoying that we're forced to hate them..
@@fitrianhidayat livestock produces a lots of waste and need lots of water.. Vegans are very forceful and they are very annoying . Also their point for being vegan isn't cause it's a costly bid for the environment but cause animals feels pain. While they ignore the very facts of the food cycle and the fact that plants also feel and sends vibration when we eat them.
@@fitrianhidayat Except humans need meat to stay healthy, that's the only problem with vegans.
I had no idea this would be about my home country.. feeling proud to be Namibian.
You know nothing 4:25
In my city (Brisbane) about 10 years ago we had an 8 year drought so the city invested 100s of millions to build a recycled water net work and a desalination plant. Then the drought ended
A lot of my Ghetto neighbors here in NYC are just wasting water, they need to learn the value of water!.!.
Within this short video, I Went from feeling nauseated about the idea to accepting that it’s inevitable Bet we will be grateful for this technology when the tile comes
I'm so beyond lucky with my water here. Have a shallow well, that is fed by a giant glacier only a couple miles away. Pure pristine crystal clear water with no traces of any chemicals or any heavy metals at all. Even with accelerating global warming, the glacier is large enough that it will easily outlive me. I will never have to think about safe drinking water till the day I die.
We need to clean up our home...and make clean water and fresh food a priority for all. Period. It's the only way we will move out of this toxic paradigm.
Is there a device or pipe you can attach to any tap that can tell you how much water in mL or L has been taken or come out / used?
I think having this kind of information available to users using the water would be highly valuable in making people more aware of their water usage and water usage habits.
I know I like seeing how much energy my devices uses so why not know how much water my daily activities and actions use.
it's questionable how sustainable it is..it requires a lot of chemicals to treat water on this level..and what happens to the effluent discharged?
The fundamental problem we have is pricing, not just of water, but of the commons in general. All reclamation efforts (incl. desalination) have environmentally detrimental side effects (waste/brine), which we need to learn to utilize instead of dumping.
Pricing issues lead to give inefficiencies and misallocation of resources, especially water.
Excellent video. All water is recycled by the cycle of water, I do believe in water recycling. A few years ago the company I used to work for was forced by the EPA to buy a water treatment plant to treat the water for the company's tanker cleaning facility, After it was installed, the guy from the company poured some treated water in a fish tank and then put a gold fish in it, the damned fish lived there for many years. I think that each house should have a small water treatment plant to recycle water and use it for toilets, the patio and washing clothes, those uses share the same water than the sinks, and showers, and that is just a waste of treated drinking water.
El Paso, Texas has a large water recycler.
Wait this is normal everywhere right? When I was in 4 th grade in germany we visited these kind of plants 2 times
I love how people claim they won't drink it but pretty much all the water on Earth was waste water at one point. Do people think we just make new water after we throw the old stuff away?
Simple solution! 1. Do not allow any water to flow to o want 2. Build swales and ditches over all hills and mountains to collect rain water. Grow trees everywhere to help absorb rainwater and help prevent evaporation. Grounds will moisten up, aquifers will fill.
Do not allow any water from rivers to go to ocean.
Changing to composting or dehydrating toilets would be more efficient and result in plant food.
Our town In Melbourne Australia recycles water its basically our main water source
I feel privileged to be by the Great Lakes now
scientist john snow must be having a fun life right now, lol
Over population is only briefly mentioned, and yet that is the cause of losing our water supply. Everyone wants to address the symptoms of a problem, but never the cause.
I'd like to use part of your footages about water crisis on my reality show about surviving climate crisis
Why worry about water when there's so much beer? I like beer, I've always liked beer. Please nominate me for a Supreme Court seat. Beer beer beer.
One day everyone will realise that the water they took as granted was the most ‘‘precious” for them.
It’s not even like we need to take 1 minutes showers or wash dishes by hand to help water security. All we need to do is make agriculture more efficient (watering at night and in-ground watering) roughly 70% of our water used per year is in agriculture. If we could cut that down to 60 or even 55% we’d be providing excess water to hundreds of millions of people.
I have no issues with drinking recycled water. As long as I know that robust systems are in place to ensure it is completely cleaned and safe to drink I am happy to consume it.
The the next approach for the modern world would it be super sensitive sensors under faucets like in bathrooms and smart dispensing systems that dispense desired amount of water which also keep track of how much is used.
why is this one not implementing around the world ??
Great idea and so happy it's working ! Where does the waist go ? Spread in the fields to breakdown and fertilize crops ? Also what about big industry's abuse . Using water as a shield from spent fuel rods , Making paint or paper etc .... Curious ...