DISASTER● ELEVATEDAug 17 · Aug 17, 2026, 3:48 PM
Britain’s only desalination plant remains idle during drought
New Scientist
Water flow in the river Thames has dropped low enough to warrant the use of England’s only large-scale desalination plant, but it hasn’t been switched on at all this year
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