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SHOULD WE BUILD CITIES UNDER THE OCEAN?
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
|July/August 2023
SOME TALK OF BUILDING SETTLEMENTS ON THE MOON OR MARS TO HELP MAKE SURE HUMANITY SURVIVES LONG INTO THE FUTURE
Others have their sights set closer to home: on future cities under the ocean.
"Technologically speaking, it is absolutely possible to colonize the bottom of the sea," says Fabien Cousteau. He's a well-known ocean explorer based in New York City. He once spent 31 days living in what is currently the world's only functioning undersea habitat, Aquarius. It's about the size of a school bus and located 62 feet (nearly 19 meters) below the ocean surface off the Florida Keys.
Just as astronauts test what it would be like to live in space, aquanauts (also called oceanauts) try out undersea living with an eye on the future. Escaping from disasters such as climate change, wars, or pandemics is one reason to live under the sea. Others include studying, exploring, or appreciating the ocean.
This story is from the July/August 2023 edition of Muse Science Magazine for Kids.
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