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“Cloudfisher” nets erected on Mount Boutmezguida

These Moroccans are turning foggy days into a solution to their water crisis

March 29, 2018Technology

Women and girls in a cluster of small Moroccan villages used to have to walk up to three hours a day to fetch water. Now, the villages get all the water they need from a new system of fog nets in the nearby mountains, and that means a lot more time available for work and school.

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