While it might restrict visibility, this misty mass also provides a solution to water shortages. How? It's harvested in the world's largest fog collection system. Wind pushes water vapor in the ...

Small dams across the U.S. are being removed for safety, water quality, and wildlife. And a desert in Chile yields water from ...

As these swings intensify, water supplies are becoming increasingly precious. Fog, however, blankets parts of California through dry periods and heat waves. Scientists, and investors, say this ...

He's thirsty, parched, and surrounded by fresh water but he can't drink. Why? He's surrounded by fog. This isn't actually a riddle, it's a real problem scientists have been trying to solve for years.

Fog is like a cloud that touches the ground. It forms when water vapor condenses to become liquid water droplets or ice crystals, suspended in the air. Source: NASA/NOAA It has to be very humid ...

Fog is a cheap and abundant source of fresh water, especially in remote dry regions. And it also has great potential for cities. How does fog collection work, and where it is already being used?

Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south ...

While “Day Zero” may be a thing of the past, it introduced a hyperawareness to the City of Cape Town's water supply ...

The City of Cape Town has shared an update on what was happening with its fog harvesting plans, which was first initiated amid the panic of the City and province’s water crisis. While “Day ...

But what it does get in abundance, and for six months of the year, is dense fog sweeping in from the nearby Atlantic Ocean. While it might restrict visibility, this misty mass also provides a solution ...