San Diego temporarily solved its water crisis by turning ocean water into fresh water. But desalination won't work everywhere.

Sat, 10/28/2023 - 05:47

The largest desalination plant in the US is in San Diego.
Experts have said the huge costs and ecological risks mean these plants might not work nationwide.
Other options, such as water recycling and conservation efforts, might be better.

In the early 1990s, San Diego was dying on the vine, starved of water in a series of yearslong droughts.