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Post by whisker on Nov 1, 2011 17:14:55 GMT
When plumes of fog gather above the rocky mountains encircling a remote South African village, children look at them with excitement, knowing they will have clean drinking water at school.
Like many rural areas in the country, running water in Tshiavha village in Limpopo province is scarce, but the school-based fog harvesting nets have brought some relief.
Mountainous landscapes and a misty climate make Tshiavha village one of the few areas in dry South Africa where fog can be captured, with a system used in the Andes and the Himalayas that remains a novelty here.
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Thanks to yahoo! ;D
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Post by alphacat on Nov 3, 2011 16:20:38 GMT
I can't imagine any British kids being excited about the prospect of water to drink. Our children are soooooo lucky, shame they don't always realize it.
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Post by elaine on Nov 3, 2011 21:10:10 GMT
I think this is really brilliant, we use the wind to provide us with power, and we use the sun for use with Solar energy, so why not use all nature provides us, if it is able to provide us with water too, by collecting it.
We are so lucky here, to just turn a tap on, and we take it for granted that we will have fresh drinking water. I love reading stories like this, how science has provides us with these advances is simple yet effective too.
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