The 1964 World’s Fair predictions that were right

In 1964, exhibits thought about a future when fresh water would be as precious as gold, with huge atomic desalination plants turning seawater into drinking water. The fair’s prescience about the scarcity of resources is borne out today by the importance of desalination technology in places such as Southern California and the Middle East. This early contemplation of sustainable water sources resonates today as the world struggles with changing freshwater availability.