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Santa Marta turns to desalinated seawater amid looming drought

Original: Hahahaha. !Goodbye drinking water for Santa Marta!, says Abelardo, precisely *on the doorstep* of the mega-climate droug

Colombia's Santa Marta is set to receive drinking water desalinated from seawater, pumped from a plant north of the city and powered by solar energy with battery storage. The announcement comes as the Caribbean coastal city faces the threat of a severe climate-driven drought. Officials say the project could secure potable water supplies, though the exact timeline and scale remain to be detailed.

Why now: Santa Marta is bracing for a major drought, making the announcement of a solar-powered desalination project a timely talking point.

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• Hahahaha. !Goodbye drinking water for Santa Marta!, says Abelardo, precisely *on the doorstep* of the mega-climate drought. The seawater is desalinated and turned potable and pumped to the city of Santa Marta from the north of the city with solar energy and its batteries. · petrogustavo · 4.9K

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