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Takeaways on fine water, a growing trend for the privileged in a world that's increasingly thirsty (apnews.com)

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Millions of people worldwide don’t have clean water to drink, even though the United Nations deemed water a basic human right more than a decade ago. Yet, even as extreme heat dries up more aquifers and wells and leaves more people thirsty, luxury water has become fashionable among the world’s privileged, who uncap and taste it like fine wine.

Fine water is drawn from volcanic rock in Hawaii, from icebergs that have fallen from melting glaciers in Norway, or from droplets of morning mist in Tasmania. The rarest of all, often bottled in collectable glass, sell for hundreds of dollars apiece.

Associated Press teams reported on the trend from India, Bhutan and Greece.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Yet, even as extreme heat dries up more aquifers and wells and leaves more people thirsty, luxury water has become fashionable among the world’s privileged, who uncap and taste it like fine wine.

Fine water is drawn from volcanic rock in Hawaii, from icebergs that have fallen from melting glaciers in Norway, or from droplets of morning mist in Tasmania.

A few restaurants in countries such as Spain and the United States now have menus that pair food with particular types of fine water.

The south Asian nation, now the most populous in the world, is among many countries that have built huge plants to desalinate sea water.

Other countries, including Singapore, are collecting and cleaning up storm and wastewater to try to solve their water woes.

Fine water is certainly a commodity too, though its connoisseurs and those who bottle often speak of the importance of respecting and conserving an increasingly precious resource.

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