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fatcrewz
July 7, 2020 at 2:12 pm
its the farm animals take the most water
John theux
July 7, 2020 at 2:12 pm
Please stop this apocalypse nonsense and just talk about agriculture, you will save us a ton of time.
Shimeih
July 7, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Garnish my pizza during an apocalypse yada yada. These people love instilling fear into viewers
Terra Florim
July 7, 2020 at 6:50 pm
these new york concrete rats will still take their bubble baths and have hvac systems that leak so much cool air it feels like walking into a different climate 20 feet from the doorways of these buildings.
Emmanuel Ugwah
July 7, 2020 at 2:16 pm
Okay! So how do you Plant a Mahogany in this high tech farm?
John theux
July 7, 2020 at 2:37 pm
The issue is not going big but growing stuff that need more sunlight. Pretty sure those industrial LED’s produce less than 1/100th the illuminance of direct sunlight.
John theux
July 7, 2020 at 2:38 pm
The good thing is, lettuce could probably grow on Titan without any lighting besides the sun ^^
Windy3s
July 7, 2020 at 2:17 pm
Love it shame the world doesn’t share our views
John theux
July 7, 2020 at 3:21 pm
Maybe because most people have a positive mindset?
Corb4n
July 7, 2020 at 2:44 pm
So, where does the water go? It doesn’t leave the planet, does it? So it must be somewhere?!
John theux
July 7, 2020 at 2:45 pm
Using fear to promote something is what scammers do.
ROSHAN JOHN MATHEW
July 7, 2020 at 3:22 pm
Hey the process works only if we have electricity.. lol
VAMobMember
July 7, 2020 at 5:05 pm
Go back in time to look at predictions made regarding Climate Change and fact checking the old predictions
Almost all were WRONG, WRONG, WRONG
So why do you think the current predictions are any better?
Remember the old saying. Doing the same thing and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity.
Computer models DO NOT predict the future, they tell you EXACTLY what you program them to tell you.
Forte_25s
July 7, 2020 at 5:07 pm
Only CNET can make a video apocalyptic. What a joke of a video
Mario Hernandez
July 7, 2020 at 5:22 pm
Climate change… Rising sea levels.. I got an idea! 💡Build hundreds of DESALINATION PLANTS!
physics77guy
July 7, 2020 at 5:49 pm
perfect solution and then recycle the water… we have the technology…. Australian drought is just lack of efforts from the government as Australia is 90% desert and barren
Inazarab
July 8, 2020 at 2:08 pm
It would take more like 10s of thousands of desalination plants at a minimum to do what you suggest. And desalination plants are extremely expensive and extremely inefficient.
matteogsys
July 7, 2020 at 6:10 pm
Thank you people of these comments you give me hope for Humanity that most of you are smart enough to know that this is BS thank you and for those who don’t understand it’s really simple people will lie and steal from you if you’re stupid enough to let them this is a scam and you’re a mark
José Díaz Oropeza
July 7, 2020 at 6:11 pm
Thank God fracking just died!
iownu92
July 7, 2020 at 6:19 pm
7:46 She puts on that jumpsuit, and the guy is just wearing plain clothes 😄
Claire Reilly
July 7, 2020 at 9:38 pm
That’s what you get for being the CEO! Also, fun fact, we had to put little tiny protective beardnets over the feet of our camera tripod!
Cameron Blackmon
July 7, 2020 at 6:25 pm
Her bloopers were my favorite part
Henry Loc Duong
July 7, 2020 at 6:30 pm
Loving the series!
Tilin1029
July 7, 2020 at 6:31 pm
Shut up and take my money!!!
Christian Williams
July 7, 2020 at 6:32 pm
Well we could also start by eliminating animal products from our diet as it is the main driver for deforestation which if regrown could take out most of the access CO2 in the air. Scientist say if we were to take animals off of our plates we could recover 75% of the land that has been lost to deforestation, which would be a lot. Just to give people a little bit of perspective 83% of all the agriculture in the US is fed to livestock and 43% of all the land in the us is occupied by the animal agriculture industry.
QuietStormX
July 7, 2020 at 6:49 pm
Out west and Southern California they don’t capture the runoff water or rain to recycle it for use as it’s done else where east.
Ou8y2k2
July 8, 2020 at 12:30 am
Maybe SoCal should start. Have both processing plants that convert pollution into water and desalination plants both use solar panels on their roofs. Problem solved.
Terra Florim
July 7, 2020 at 6:50 pm
the c in cnet stands for computer oddly enough
sherri moquin
July 7, 2020 at 6:53 pm
Thank god I don’t live in any states that have major droughts
Fred Quijada
July 7, 2020 at 8:26 pm
This series is amazing. You guys are talking about issues and technologies that are crucial to our future. Great job!
John theux
July 8, 2020 at 6:14 am
They are way too much negative, we should focus on the solution, not the problem.
Amusis
July 7, 2020 at 9:28 pm
This may be the dumbest video in the history of dumb videos. Run out of water? Water resources dwindling? The planet is 70% water. Water is never used up. It is always only recycled. Cape Town is literally a town near a cape. Did you notice the damned ocean in the background? Water scarcity is simply an engineering and business problem. Take salt water and convert it into fresh water, problem solved. Jesus.
Inazarab
July 8, 2020 at 2:19 pm
It’s no that simple. Desalination plants are extremely expensive and extremely inefficient to do it at the scale needed would require tens of thousands of desalination plants at a price no government is willing to pay. Desalination plants are not a workable solution. If it was that simple then that is what was being done.
Amusis
July 8, 2020 at 2:34 pm
@Inazarab uhh… That’s why I said it’s an engineering and business problem. When water is scarce enough, someone will pay for desalination. Big non issue.
Graham Quigley
July 7, 2020 at 9:30 pm
Ah… What about the electricity of indoor ‘urban farms?’ What’s the impact of that?!
reality check
July 8, 2020 at 1:22 am
Not sure about America, but here in Dubai the indoor urban farms are solar.
John theux
July 8, 2020 at 6:12 am
Really depend of what you are growing. Lettuce only need a small fraction of the illuminance of direct sunlight. But going up in power (growing cereals for example) and the plant would probably take fire…
Claire Reilly
July 7, 2020 at 9:42 pm
So at 5:45, when I take the garbage juice out of the fridge, you would not BELIEVE how much it stank! Also, can confirm, the wasabi arugula was seriously spicy. It did make me wonder how much the tech could be expanded to larger crops — is this the future of fruit or vineyards?
Robert Lee
July 10, 2020 at 10:57 pm
I knew this would happen the way the population is expanding. Wondering how fast this tech will be commercialized and will it be enough. Will be people accept it? I could see you cringing at the idea.
Ou8y2k2
July 7, 2020 at 11:19 pm
yes, Yes, YES, YASSSS! It’s about time CNET got serious about covering this. Futuristic food production, refrigeration, HVAC, and family planning have the power to save life on earth, literally.
John theux
July 8, 2020 at 6:09 am
They are way too negative, please focus on the solution, not the problem…
Inazarab
July 8, 2020 at 2:10 pm
@John theux That’s what they’re doing, that was the whole point of the video. They showed multiple possible solutions.
Wings of Destruction
July 8, 2020 at 3:43 am
80% of our planet is water? So how could we ever run out? Why haven’t they figured a way to use ocean water? They can desalinate it
Inazarab
July 8, 2020 at 2:12 pm
Desalinating water is extremely expensive and extremely inefficient and to do it at the scale we need is next to impossible.
Amusis
July 8, 2020 at 2:39 pm
@Inazarab wrong. It’s not next to impossible. There are many desalination and water treatment plants around the world. The only places water is scarce after poor countries. Rich countries routinely treat sewage and waste water.
Inazarab
July 8, 2020 at 7:59 pm
@Amusis Treating sewage and desalinating seawater are very different things. America is the wealthiest country in the world, so why was California in a drought for 5 years? Do some research and use your brain.
Amusis
July 8, 2020 at 8:09 pm
@Inazarab You’re clearly not very smart, because treating sewage and desalination are both ways to turn undrinkable water into drinkable water. They are also both solutions to a lack of fresh water. With an IQ like yours, your comments are no surprise.
Inazarab
July 9, 2020 at 4:39 pm
@Amusis The fact that you think treating sewage and desalination are the same tells me a lot about your level of education. Educate yourself on material science and chemistry then get back to me.
Robert Lee
July 10, 2020 at 11:01 pm
@Amusis Hey both of you need to be solution funders instead of name calling. Grow up you 2.
Robert Lee
July 10, 2020 at 11:02 pm
@Inazarab Grow up u 2. Solve this problem instead of calling each other names.
Inazarab
July 10, 2020 at 11:11 pm
@Robert Lee I never called anyone a name. I’m not sure what you’re on about? Instead of telling two us to grow up and solve the problem, why not take your own advice and do the same. Bit hypocritical.
Che M
July 11, 2020 at 2:12 pm
@Inazarab so what your saying is… it’s possible?
jaraved r
July 11, 2020 at 6:00 pm
We can desalinate until all companies go bankrupt.
Inazarab
July 11, 2020 at 6:03 pm
@Che M Yes, In the same way going to mars is possible.
Inazarab
July 11, 2020 at 6:10 pm
@jaraved r But who’s going to pay for the infrastructure? The most expensive part is the upfront cost of building tens of thousands of desalination plants. I don’t think any investors are willing or able to pay that. So there won’t be a company to go bankrupt because no company will exist in the first place.
Craig Merkey
July 8, 2020 at 4:32 am
I like her… funny!
michael campos
July 8, 2020 at 4:46 am
How we going out of water when you guys are also saying global warming will melt the polar ice caps and flood parts of the world ???? Huh boiii why you playing.
jordan dewever
July 9, 2020 at 9:13 pm
michael campos The ocean is salty lol. Listen to the experts…
TonoSama
July 8, 2020 at 7:07 am
Developing this technology is certainly helpful in the future for exoterra colonization. They are not true solutions for the problems in our lifetimes, but will allow us to tread water and stay alive until we actually get ourselves out of a drowning situation. The figure of speak is intentionally ironic. I wonder how wasabi arugula would taste when used in sushi. Eat more, Claire! Great work. Cheers!
Midhun P
July 8, 2020 at 8:33 am
Not Apocalypse, starting of something beautiful…😇 A world without possessions, narcissism, religions or bounderies. A world with control over the population. “More are going to flourish in the new world than ever perished in the old.” It’s not a dream, it’s a will…😇😈
M ST
July 8, 2020 at 4:45 pm
Canada’s new oil will be fresh clean water. There’s no water shortage here… EVER.
Ecstacy records
July 8, 2020 at 5:30 pm
You guys are really amazing watching your videos has inspired us a lot and thus we have started our won club where we enlighten as much people as possible about all these. please do not stop this series we absolutely love it
Kai Hackemesser
July 9, 2020 at 1:59 am
superficial non-solution to the problem. just look at the clip at 0:23 – how highly dependent on high tech and structural complexity is this, and how much of that would be easily available in an apocalypse scenario?
Che M
July 11, 2020 at 2:14 pm
Lol did you even watch the video
dvxAznxvb
July 9, 2020 at 1:48 pm
Lots of Pepsi fans out there are going to be offended by that 2 liter
viximano
July 9, 2020 at 8:21 pm
Let’s have fewer than 5, 4, 3 kids.. it could help
Wilson Samiano
July 10, 2020 at 2:02 am
Can we get some real journalism and less activism?
Che M
July 11, 2020 at 2:17 pm
Do you know what CNET is?
quest 77051
July 10, 2020 at 1:47 pm
the earth has PLENTY OF WATER. Just need better ways to collect it, clean it, and send it to the places needed.
Wankel Motor
July 10, 2020 at 5:21 pm
There is no water shortage. Fresh water is constantly resupplied trough rainfall. And if you live in a area with little rainfall the ocean is a infinite source of water, you just need energy to desalinate and pump it.
Bill Tucker
July 10, 2020 at 5:36 pm
Really like this series but you repeat the mantra, Climate Change over and over again without mentioning that we insist on building in flood plains and in areas which historically have been arid, i.e. Los Angeles. Earth has always undergone it’s changes but people don’t seem willing to bow before nature and its cycles. There’s a reason why southern California is dry; it has always been dry. And water wars in California are hardly news, just watch Chinatown or read Joan Didion’s book, Slouching Toward Bethlehem. That said, the technology of farming is fascinating and smart.
hydrolife tech
July 10, 2020 at 11:54 pm
Climate change is real and we are running out of water! Who knew?!! Smh.. How can we still not be taking this seriously??
Athina Pahatouridou
July 11, 2020 at 11:16 pm
I received a transfer of $21,000 directly to my bank account from the hacked transfers done by expeditetools ,com.
Nekminute
July 12, 2020 at 3:58 am
you can process the oceans…
Issie wizzie
July 12, 2020 at 1:25 pm
Curious can we turn salt water into drinking water
L. Green
July 12, 2020 at 4:59 pm
Yes – there are places doing that now.