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Forget more reservoirs; should the UK just build desalination plants instead?
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Hannah Ritchie
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Aug. 31, 2026, 6:19 a.m.
Desalination
water management
drought
UK Infrastructure
Summary
The blog post discusses the proposition of building desalination plants in the UK instead of more reservoirs, suggesting that desalination may not be the solution for managing droughts as it tends to fail during those times.
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