Transforming dry air into drinking water could prove a promising way to combat water shortages

Scientists at MIT have developed technology that could prove invaluable in tackling water shortages. — AFP Relaxnews

Scientists at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a technology that could prove invaluable in tackling water shortages. They have created a material, made using lithium chloride, that can capture air in very arid zones and transform it into drinking water.

The world is currently experiencing unprecedented episodes of drought, amplified by the El Niño climatic phenomenon. While Canada faces the most devastating forest fires the country has seen in the last decade, global temperatures in June have recently broken records, according to the latest data from the EU's Copernicus program.