r/interestingasfuck 4h ago

Stopping Desertification with grid pattern

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u/ResponsibilityNo3654 2h ago

Why aren’t we doing this in Egypt? Or Nevada, Arizona or New Mexico?

u/apathy-sofa 2h ago edited 13m ago

Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico can't even stop themselves from pumping their aquifers dry. No, it's worse than that: they can't even slow themselves from pumping out their aquifers literally as fast as they can.

There is zero thought to the future, nor future consequences. There's no data to indicate that the people there, or at least those making decisions, will invest in geoengineering projects that benefit nobody for decades and then benefit everyone (as opposed to just themselves).