Re:The Unrealized Horrors of Population Explosion
by schiffern on Monday June 01, 2015 @09:21PM
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>make energy cheap enough and we can desalinate enough water to re-green the Sahara desert
So all we're waiting for is "power too cheap to meter", eh? :D
Planting trees can also green deserts[1], and does so without perpetual future energy inputs from desalination. This makes sense when you realize that plants cause rain.[2] The reverse is also true - cutting down forests creates deserts.
So all we're waiting for is "power too cheap to meter", eh? :D
Planting trees can also green deserts[1], and does so without perpetual future energy inputs from desalination. This makes sense when you realize that plants cause rain.[2] The reverse is also true - cutting down forests creates deserts.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reCemnJmkzI
[2] http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v496/n7445/full/nature1...