How did a Florida hospital get emergency drinking water after Hurricane Milton?
When Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida on Oct. 9, St. Petersburg’s water main lines were ruptured. Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, which has a large neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), was one of the affected hospitals in the area.
Milton Disrupted the Flow of Drinking Water—so Florida Deployed a Machine to Harvest It From Air
A Tampa-based company that makes atmospheric water generators and the state of Florida were able to supply one to a hospital shortly after Milton made landfall.
Hospital hit by Hurricane Milton gets system to grab water from air
Systems that can harvest water from moisture in the atmosphere could offer a valuable water source in the wake of disasters.
