Imagine if you could make water out of thin air - well, it turns out you can! In some of the driest places on earth, including in the deserts of Chile and Morocco, fog catchers are at work. Large nets are strung out in high, foggy areas, capturing water for local household consumption and crop irrigation. Fog catching technology will help to address the global sustainability challenge of water scarcity.

Originally released by CNN, 2016. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 28, 2019.

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