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Desalination: the costly solution for a thirsty world
海水淡化:为干渴世界带来的高昂代价解决方案

As water scarcity spreads governments are ploughing billions into a technology that comes with its own environmental costs
随着缺水问题日益加剧,各国政府正投入数十亿美元用于一项自身也带来环境代价的技术。

Each morning, Christos Papapetrou looks to the sky. “We all do,” says the head of Cyprus’s farmers’ union. “We’re hoping for clouds, for rain.” But as their island enters a third consecutive year of drought, there is little sign of either.

每天早晨,克里斯托斯•帕帕佩特鲁(Christos Papapetrou)都会抬头望向天空。“我们大家都是这样,”这位塞浦路斯农民联盟的负责人说,“我们盼着有云,有雨。”但随着这个岛屿进入连续第三年的干旱,云和雨的迹象都寥寥无几。

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