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4 ways we can avoid a catastrophic drought

David Sedlak · TED

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As the world's climate patterns continue to shift unpredictably, places where drinking water was once abundant may soon find reservoirs dry and groundwater aquifers depleted. In this talk, civil and environmental engineer David Sedlak shares four practical solutions to the ongoing urban water crisis. His goal: to shift our water supply towards new, local sources of water and create a system that is capable of withstanding any of the challenges climate change may throw at us in the coming years.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxMarin
Speaker
David Sedlak
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Chemistry, Medicine and health, Engineering, Earth and environment, Society and politics, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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