Florida is asking people to conserve water. Not because it's the environmentally right thing to do, but because oxygen is used in water purification and is in short supply thanks to COVID patients needing it.
www.wired.com
Similarly, space exploration companies need oxygen for rocket fuel and anticipate the rise in COVID hospitalizations will disrupt space travel.
https://www.space.com/spacex-rocket-fuel-liquid-oxygen-shortage-covid-19
Why Florida’s Covid Surge Is Screwing With the Water Supply (Hint: Oxygen)
More people in the hospital means more people need oxygen. But treatment plants also need the gas to purify water.
Similarly, space exploration companies need oxygen for rocket fuel and anticipate the rise in COVID hospitalizations will disrupt space travel.
https://www.space.com/spacex-rocket-fuel-liquid-oxygen-shortage-covid-19
