All scientists agree that the availability of drinking water is a major problem in the future. This issue is so hot he could not escape the authors of science fiction, that branch of literature that tries to imagine the future, anticipating problems and social dynamics. precisely the problem of access to water is at the center of one of the most famous science fiction sagas: the Cycle of Dune. Herbert's novels are in fact set on a planet totally desert, Dunes, where to find and exploit every source of water is essential. The inhabitants of the planet are forced to move even when wearing special suits that minimize the loss of moisture and recycle the water expelled from the body.
What not everybody, even the readers of these novels, they know, is that in Dune there is a lot more science than science fiction. The author, Herbert, before starting the writing of books has indeed studied the more arid regions of our planet, working with scientists at the forefront to combat desertification and engaged in the study of the exploitation of water resources in extreme areas. Almost all the systems described in the novel with which the inhabitants of Dune their supplies and conserve water are actually used in Arabia and in areas at risk of desertification in the United States. The same science fiction suits the natives of Dune prototypes actually derive from the study.
short, the planet Dune is not light years away, indeed it is already here on earth.
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