[extropy-chat] Save the World

[Thomas]

Emlyn wrote:

> On 15/02/07, Thomas <Thomas at thomasoliver.net 
> <mailto:Thomas at thomasoliver.net>> wrote:
>
>     giorgio gaviraghi wrote:
>
>     >[...]
>     >Creating new seas and oceans in desert areas by deflecting the
>     extra water in canals to the prepared locations.
>     >[...]
>     >
>     That would require quite a desalination effort unless you could get it
>     to rain oceans. -- Thomas
>
>  
> It'd be ok for it to be a salty sea. Wouldn't this have the potential 
> to create new rainfall in that region, if it were large enough?

Yeah, inland salt water storage might save some beaches -- cities even.  

Rainfall in what region?  With a steady wind from ocean to mountains 
advection effects might be predictable.  Perhaps such natural 
circumstances could be found, otherwise one would have a big furniture 
rearranging job.  Preparing a sea bed seems a mammoth undertaking for 
starters.  I'd hate to see fresh ground water polluted with salt.  I 
think the prospect of irrigation water provides a major incentive.  -- 
Thomas

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