Shade balls

Turkish authorities are planning to install solar panels on lakes and dams to prevent evaporation as some of the major lakes in Anatolia are under the threat of drought due to reduced precipitation levels resulting from global warming.

A grapefruit-sized plastic ball could help answer Turkey?s water shortage problems, according to a Turkish businessman producing an innovative solution.

Turkey has suffered a water shortage for the past six years, as around 25 percent of water held in open reservoirs evaporates in the summer heat.