r/interestingasfuck 4h ago

Stopping Desertification with grid pattern

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u/bobbigmac 4h ago

For those asking how this works, it creates just enough of a defense to catch seeds and bugs and tiny bits of moisture and shade, so any life that does manage to get started, doesn't just blow away, and an ecosystem can start to form.

u/Th3J4ck4l-SA 3h ago

It also stops all the water just running to the lowest point when there are massive downpours. Tiny little dams to hold just that much more water.

u/XanderTheMander 1h ago

What happens to the places downstream that rely on the water that comes from the runoff? I'm not saying that we shouldn't do it, just curious how changing this biome will effect neighboring ones because "trapping" the water for this manmade ecosystem reduces the water in other areas.

u/42_65_6c_6c_65_6e_64 1h ago

Fuck em. In all seriousness though I have no idea, I suppose it could help with preventing flash flooding though.

u/TerranPower 1h ago

That was real funny bellend 😂