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For reference, there’s about 500 trillion square meters of land area on the planet; so even if trees are crowded together one per square meter, this is talking
by maxander 7y ago
For reference, there’s about 500 trillion square meters of land area on the planet; so even if trees are crowded together one per square meter, this is talking about a 500th of that.
But perhaps we can find a way to make the Sahara into a forest? That’s about what it would take.
- johnchristopher 7y ago> But perhaps we can find a way to make the Sahara into a forest? That’s about what it would take. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19557497 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19557497
- anon1253 7y agoMy go-to model that might work is: - Plant heliostat molten salt reactors in desert coastal areas (the concentrated solar kind) - Use generated heat to desalinate water - Use desalinated water to provide irrigation - Plant (potentially GMO'ed) bootstrapping organisms to create a soil (greening) - Plant trees - Rinse repeat.