Climate change is here and as it gets worse and we pass our 3.6 °F threshold it’s likely going to cause a domino effect of issues. But even before we officially pass that global warming landmark, as we head towards its scientists say we’re already seeing issues. According to climate scientis…
LOS ANGELES — An elephant standing full weight on a smartphone. That’s the pressure 1,400 feet underwater that a startup hopes to use to push seawater through ultrafine filters and make drinking water off the coast of Malibu — without much of the controversy that surrounds desalination.
Mark Golay, director of engineering projects at OceanWell, monitors filtered water coming from a pump as the company tests a prototype of its desalination pod at Las Virgenes Reservoir.
Mark Golay, director of engineering projects at OceanWell, lowers a desalination “pod” into Las Virgenes Reservoir near Westlake Village in March 2025.
Mark Golay, director of engineering projects at OceanWell, monitors filtered water coming from a pump as the company tests a prototype of its desalination pod at Las Virgenes Reservoir.
Mark Golay, director of engineering projects at OceanWell, lowers a desalination “pod” into Las Virgenes Reservoir near Westlake Village in March 2025.
