Nungali Posted December 10 What if we take water out of the rising oceans and flood land now below sea level ? This is an interesting article with some good images ; https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/seaflooding Not that I am one to ordinarily advocate messing around with these things ( eg , what happened to the Aral Sea ) , but this claims to be mitigation for a problem we already started . Top up the Read Sea ? " Build a pipeline from the Mediterranean or the Red Sea to bring the water. We know how to build pipelines. Because it is below sea level, we could generate electricity from the flow of the sea water. We might as well take some of that water and turn it into fresh water for irrigation. The electricity to desalinate the water can come from the dam and, if needed, from additional solar energy, which is cheap here because there’s a lot of sun and not a lot of rain. If we want to reduce the amount of salt, we can either expand the salt ponds or pump brackish water back into the sea. All of this would create a much bigger sea where algae could grow, fish could feed on the algae, and birds could feed on the fish. Plants would grow on the shoreline with the added moisture, and more animals would come… It would transform a desert into a new Mediterranean. This, of course, would not just create a thriving biological environment. It would create amazing economic opportunities for more agriculture and more tourism. These would justify more infrastructure, which would further increase the wealth of the area. " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Darius the Clairvoyent Posted December 10 (edited) I have heard of this, but not looked into it. My imidiate instinct is that it sounds great. I mean, it is desert, why not build a lake to support the population? Egypt has a population of 110 million. They have only 3% of the land suited for agriculture. That is the exact same percentage as my frozen and mountainous nation, but our population is about 5 million. They are larger in terms of land mass, but not as much as you might expect: 1,002,450 km2(387,050 sq mi) vs. 324,220 km2 (125,180 sq mi) Blows my mind that there are people who lacks water in a world where 2/3 is ocean and «desalting» it is fairly cheap. You seem to be positive, but concerned. What are you concerned about? Edit: if you want to see something real crazy, check out flint water scandal. Edited December 10 by Sir Darius the Clairvoyent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted December 10 14 hours ago, Sir Darius the Clairvoyent said: I have heard of this, but not looked into it. My imidiate instinct is that it sounds great. I mean, it is desert, why not build a lake to support the population? Egypt has a population of 110 million. They have only 3% of the land suited for agriculture. That is the exact same percentage as my frozen and mountainous nation, but our population is about 5 million. They are larger in terms of land mass, but not as much as you might expect: 1,002,450 km2(387,050 sq mi) vs. 324,220 km2 (125,180 sq mi) Blows my mind that there are people who lacks water in a world where 2/3 is ocean and «desalting» it is fairly cheap. I have seen film in Sth Africa from the near past where there is a chain link security fence , people are lined up with containers and getting water out of a trickling pipe . The other side of the fence is green grass and near that is a swimming pool with people enjoying themselves at and in it . Disgusting ! You seem to be positive, but concerned. What are you concerned about? The unknown ! Mostly , how will water circulate ? I suppose the idea is ; sea water in , evaporation out ? Salton Sea ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salton_Sea Remember this 'great' idea in Dubai ? Even had one as a map of the world ; You could have had a condo on the 'Norway Island ' https://www.theinertia.com/environment/dubais-man-made-islands-for-the-super-rich-are-reportedly-sinking-back-into-the-sea/ The bigger the project the bigger the potential fuck up . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
