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Milton Disrupted the Flow of Drinking Water—so Florida Deployed a Machine to Harvest It From Air

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Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida 's west coast on October 9 .

Some hospitals in the area were cut off from public water after the storm.

The WaterCube is capable of producing nearly 2,000 gallons of water over a 24-hour period by pulling moisture from ambient air.

The machine costs anywhere from $10 to $80 a day to operate.

The 18,000-pound WaterCube can produce 2,000 gallons of water in 24 hours .

The device was delivered to All Children’s Hospital in Florida on Friday .

The hospital says it didn’t need to use the device to draw water from the system.

It can also be used as a bridge or supplementary source of water.

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