Forum:Terraforming

Sahara Desert
I would like to talk with you about stuff other than recreating dinosaurs. What are your views on terraforming the Sahara Desert? Some have proposed desalinating seawater and using aquaducts and pumps to bring it further into the desert. They would then plant Eucalyptus trees, which are tolerant of heat. According to them, it would combat climate change.

There are some downsides though. It could encourage locust swarms, and prevent iron-rich dust from being blown into the Atlantic, which would be a disaster since iron nourishes marine life. Jurassic Park Treasury


 * I am as much a layman on this issue as you. I'm kinda skeptical about that iron-algea thing. During the Period (7000-3000 BCE) the Sahara Desert was mostly coverd with woods. There is no evidence that this had a deleterious effect on marine life.


 * I guess we could start up small and create the . We could make a channel from the to ; so the lake will regain its former size. If humanity ever accomplices these projects, we can checks if this has a deleterious effect on the marine life. If not, and if there is any budget left, we could continue.


 * There is an hypothesis that Global Warming will actually cause the Sahara desert to become 18% covered with forest again. The warmer air will rise more quickly than now, cool and humid ocean winds will enter the desert quenche the land. BastionMonk (talk) 13:40, March 27, 2014 (UTC)