As water shortages threaten to destabilize many of the world’s driest regions, including California, researchers are looking to create bubble greenhouses as a way to provide fresh water for growing food. Engineers from Murdoch University believe that a 1,615 square foot Bubble Greenhouse “could produce around eight cubic metres of freshwater and up to 30 kilograms of crops each day.” The sealed design of the greenhouse will also protect crops from insects and disease, and the researchers say the technology should be easy to implement.
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