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.
Planting a Forest in the Sahara to Save the World
Posted byNorm BensonPosted inEnvironmentalism, TechnologyTags:afforestation, AGW, anthropogenic deforestation, anthropogenic global warming, Climate Change, global warming
Published by Norm Benson
My name is Norm Benson and my Lowdermilk manuscript is out for beta review. This is the story of Walter and Inez Lowdermilk, an American couple who came to see soil erosion as a threat to civilization. Their pursuit of land conservation carried them from China and the Dust Bowl to Palestine, where their ideas about reclaiming the land helped build the case for the creation of Israel. View more posts
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.