canals
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Resurrecting 1500-Year-Old Canals Could Fix Peru’s Water Shortages
Lima is one of the world’s largest desert cities, so when it rains it — just kidding, it pretty much never rains. Which leaves Peru’s capital city especially vulnerable to water shortages, and the surprising solution might be reviving a system of ancient canals that date back to even before the Incas.
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This Canal In The Netherlands Will Soon Be A Water-Purifying Wave Pool
Starting in June 2015, you’ll be able to surf a place you never thought you could surf before: the canals of Rotterdam. The city is building RiF010, a 1.5m, 14-second wave pool in the middle of the city.