Re:China’s Plan to Keep Sand from Swallowing the World
by eitland on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @10:02AM
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Somewhat qualified guess (studied agriculture and forestry for 1.5 years):
If the desert expands that will most likely definitely destroy the areas.
And while trees will use a lot of water (somewhat depending on specie I think) they'd hopefully also provide protection against direct sunlight for a more diverse ecosystem to establish.
Compared to the Midwestern way of pumping groundwater only to grow seasonal crops this seems like a good step in a better direction.
If the desert expands that will most likely definitely destroy the areas.
And while trees will use a lot of water (somewhat depending on specie I think) they'd hopefully also provide protection against direct sunlight for a more diverse ecosystem to establish.
Compared to the Midwestern way of pumping groundwater only to grow seasonal crops this seems like a good step in a better direction.