Agreed. Water is yet a step beyond. You can mine and remove diamonds. You can’t remove and delocalise the worlds weather system - water.

I've gone my whole life without needing a diamond, I don't think the same could be said about water 😠

@@sophiadaly4712The weaponization of the weather has been around for a very long time.

Water is a basic human right! I can not believe Margaret Thatcher Privatized a basic human right. I’m appalled like Elon musk said… Mother Earth is 70% water! I live in Canada 🇨🇦 where we have the worlds largest freshwater reserves so I shouldn’t mock. But I have an extensive knowledge on the subject because although we have so much we still have aboriginal reserves with no access to safe drinking water. My home town Gibsons has been overpopulating the community. As a kid we never had water restrictions. By my teens they started to have them every summer now they have emergency scenarios of running out of water . There are no water reserves there and as the population was growing more and more the demand becomes more and more. You get to a place where consumption becoming too much and aquifer has no chance at recharge, This is mismanagement and blatant ignorance because even I personally have advocated the issue. . The town spent over $100,000 on hiring a specialist in aquifers and their recharge to prove more water so they could keep building. They also drilled another well so the people would think they are out of the woods with emergency situations. Only if you know nothing about aquifers not realizing the new well is only drawing from the same underground water source. There is only one aquifer there. Political lies. As of this week they finally announced they were closing all and any new building permits . Hoping they focus on conservation and rainwater harvesting. I no longer live there . I’m on Vancouver island BC now. My property is supplied by an aquifer that is accessed through a well my water is filtered under my house with 3 filters and blue light sterilization. The filters are replaced when the 365 day timer goes off. . If I run dry in a drought I have to ship water into my reservoir Cistern just to get me through till the fall when the rains came back. So I use city water in the late summer . Coming from a rain forest we are aiming to do rainwater harvesting. My husband is certified for harvesting rain water and and storm water management as well no pun intended . I live in one of the worlds wettest climates 7 minute walk to the beach and I run out . What an irony.

Thank you.

Yeah. You can live without diamonds but you can't live without water

many counciils make it illegal to collect rain water. Its insane greed at play.

in oz we do have laws like that!..

yep and big corps come and buy up these farms when the people go bust!..

Lots of countries use desalination. My property is on aquifer so I run on well water. Vancouver Island BC the rainy coast and we have drought I rarely run out but I have before. We do rainwater harvesting for potable water and storm water management in BC my hubby was going to do it commercially. . I’m surprised people don’t think of other options . I heard desalination is very expensive. And thank you for sharing you info because I actually wondered about how it works.

There seems to be something fundamentally wrong with human nature. Source: History.

thank you very much.

No human race.Simple.

carbon tax...rent inflation in 'greener' cities....airline and airforce .....already has been happening.....plus trade-off with all mining .....it is all connected....water just feels more impactful, i.e. sellable....more at the moment than the as yet, still breathable, air.

They own the air waves

Your concerns highlight a crucial aspect of resource management, but it's important to consider the broader economic and technological landscape. Historically, desalination has indeed been pursued when financially viable. As freshwater becomes increasingly scarce and its value rises, technologies like desalination are likely to become more economically attractive. Consider the analogy of oil extraction: Initially, when oil was abundant and easily accessible, there was little incentive to develop technologies for extracting oil from more challenging environments. However, as the easier sources were depleted, the price of oil increased, making alternative extraction methods, such as fracking, economically feasible. This transition was driven by market demands rather than by efforts to suppress technological development. It's worth noting that the management of water resources, including rainwater harvesting and desalination, is subject to a complex interplay of legal, environmental, and social considerations. While it's true that the commodification of water could lead to tighter regulations, this also opens avenues for innovation and investment in sustainable water technologies. The key will be in ensuring that such developments are guided by principles of equity and sustainability, rather than purely by profit. Your point about potential suppression of technologies is an important one, reflecting broader concerns about resource control and accessibility. However, the historical precedent with oil suggests that scarcity and rising prices tend to encourage technological innovation rather than suppress it. The challenge will be in managing these resources responsibly, ensuring access for all while promoting sustainable usage and innovation.

It cares 100% for profit. Buy a megalitre for a million $ and spill it at the auction.

No

​@@mongstyt9946 HA😂

Stop the rich

Not cheap at all! There are two types of desalination but both are very energy intensive. The cost of desalinated water in the city of San Diego is $2,800 per acre foot