THe ocEan, WiTHOUT CEASING TO Be AN ocEan, COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME A FRESHWATER LAKE AND An inEXHAUSTIBLE RESOURCE TO QUENCH HUMAN THIRST. TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE RELEASED FROM WATER STRESS PROVE THIS EVERY DAY. WITH A LEAP IN THE SCALE OF REVERSE Osmosis MANY MORE MAY JOIN THEM.