• Hanrahan
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      13 days ago

      What an asinine point to make ? Its like saying everywhere is close to the ocean so no one needs to worry about drought. (Pipleines, pumps and desal plants and the massive enviomental, resource cost and waste be dammed)

      Then theres the issue of sea level rise for what seems like millenia to come impacting infrastructure all around the planet.

    • lurch (he/him)
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      78 days ago

      ocean water can cause problems because of the salt and outputting too hot water can be bad for the marine ecosystem near it. plus, power plants near the ocean can be damaged by tsunamis.

      • CurlyWurlies4All
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        28 days ago

        Thankfully there’s not many tsunamis in Australia, particularly on the east coast. But yes salt water plays havock with traditional water infrastructure and thermal pollution is a often overlooked issue.

    • @Boomkop3@reddthat.com
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      38 days ago

      Oil barons have managed to get millions of miles of oil trough a tube, I’m sure we can pull the same thing with water. It would also be handy if we could get that to houses