BeamBrain [he/him] to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish • 4 months agoWhat's a megaproject you know is probably a bad idea, but would be sorely tempted to try if you were the leader of a wealthy country?message-square222fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down10
arrow-up196arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a megaproject you know is probably a bad idea, but would be sorely tempted to try if you were the leader of a wealthy country?BeamBrain [he/him] to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square222fedilink
minus-squarekeepcarrot [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglish4•4 months agoAbsolutely. I am super curious tho (wait, the Sahara isn’t in Australia? What’s the knock on effect?)
minus-squareMardoniush [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglish4•4 months agoThe Sahara winds whip up fine desert dust into the upper atmosphere, it floats on the jet stream to the Amazon and fertilizes it with nutrients the rainforest would otherwise deplete. I posit turning Lake Eyre into a sea would have similar effects.
Absolutely. I am super curious tho
(wait, the Sahara isn’t in Australia? What’s the knock on effect?)
The Sahara winds whip up fine desert dust into the upper atmosphere, it floats on the jet stream to the Amazon and fertilizes it with nutrients the rainforest would otherwise deplete.
I posit turning Lake Eyre into a sea would have similar effects.