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    Post The Clever Architectural Feature That Makes Life on Bermuda Possible

    The Clever Architectural Feature That Makes Life on Bermuda Possible - How does an island with no lakes, rivers, or streams provide water for 65,000 people? Look up.

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    In 1609, the flagship of the Virginia Company, Sea Venture, was blown miserably off course by a brutal summer hurricane that wrecked the ship near a tiny island, some 700 miles off the Virginia coast. Fortunately, no lives were lost. Unfortunately, the island offered not a drop of fresh water.
    Today, that island is among the most densely populated countries on Earth, and it is still without a permanent body of fresh water. Oddly enough, visitors to Bermuda can see the solution to the problem of potability before the plane even touches down.

    Bermudians are some of the most water-conscious people in the Western world, and this consciousness is built into their homes. The blindingly white, limestone Bermuda Roof—an architectural rain-catch concept with roots dating back to the 17th century—is singularly responsible for making human life possible in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The roof of each home is mandated, by law, to catch and redirect rain into underground cisterns that serve as islanders’ primary source of freshwater.



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    https://www.atlasobscura.com/article...da-roofs-water

    https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38222271
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