@ABCDE@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 2 years agoWhy don't we pump seawater into deserts to revive them?message-square39fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down121
arrow-up166arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't we pump seawater into deserts to revive them?@ABCDE@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 2 years agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-square@ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink26•2 years agoThe sheer volume of water that moves through even a small creek is shockingly massive. The amount of water held in an aquifer is astounding. The soils required for agriculture and general growing plants (ones that hold water and nutriet) specifically are lacking or depleted in deserts. So… it’s a literal pipe dream.
The sheer volume of water that moves through even a small creek is shockingly massive.
The amount of water held in an aquifer is astounding.
The soils required for agriculture and general growing plants (ones that hold water and nutriet) specifically are lacking or depleted in deserts.
So… it’s a literal pipe dream.
Aquifers! Aquifers all over the land!