Fog is a cheap and abundant source of fresh water, especially in remote dry regions. And it also has great potential for ...

Outside of a handful of valleys in Antarctica, the Atacama is the driest place on Earth. The inhospitable landscape of sand, bare rock, and salt flats is so extreme and otherworldly that it’s used as ...

Capturing water from fog - on a large scale - could provide some of the driest cities in the world with drinking water. This ...

Researchers may have just found a way to establish a renewable water resource in one of the driest places in the world. Using ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Fog harvesting in Chile's Atacama Desert shows potential as a supplementary urban water source, especially in areas with severe water shortages. A year-long ...

The water can then be used for irrigation or ... an urban region at the edge of Chile's Atacama Desert. Widely considered the driest place on Earth, the Atacama Desert receives less than 15 ...

Researchers in Chile are launching a project to combat water scarcity in the Atacama Desert by setting up fog collectors in and around Alto Hospicio. These fog collectors will be used in practical ...

Water harvesting from foggy air provided up to 5 liters of water a day in a yearlong Chilean desert experiment.

Gamberini is already doing additional research elsewhere in the Atacama to expand this kind of farming, growing tomatoes, lettuce, and other crops with fog water and bountiful desert sunlight.

ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — At the top of a craggy path ... "Our life is contained in that water," says Cruz, gesturing forlornly out toward the salt as she stands in the low doorway to her home.