Should we spend two trillion each year in afforestation costs in the Sahara Desert to potentially reduce global warming? Scientists say it’s feasible. Read here.
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Wow. I wonder what sorts of side effects it would have. Would it last without the huge upkeep?
The amount of resources required to pull it off blows my mind.
According to the article, the tree cover should bring “700 to 1200 millimeters [of rain to the region] per year.”
Possible side-effects include “plagues of locusts” and a lessening of nourishment to Atlantic Ocean sea life.
[...] mammoth engineering projects to counteract changes in our atmosphere’s chemistry such as afforestation of the Sahara; and adapting to changes brought about by warmer climate, such as diking against higher sea levels. [...]