Making it rain to help humanity

Mike Foley
Updated March 17 2017 - 4:46pm, first published 11:00am
An international competition is being held by not for profit organisation X Prize to develop new technology to solve the water shortage crisis.
An international competition is being held by not for profit organisation X Prize to develop new technology to solve the water shortage crisis.

A GLOBAL innovation prize to solve the critical global water shortage is offering $2.28 million for energy-efficient technology to harvest fresh water from the atmosphere. 

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

National rural reporter

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