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Forget the melting - how do you even make any use of glacial fresh water? You're not going to start growing wheat in Greenland, that's for sure, so you're not g
by gwern 7y ago
Forget the melting - how do you even make any use of glacial fresh water? You're not going to start growing wheat in Greenland, that's for sure, so you're not getting much use out of it on the spot. Move it elsewhere? No one's ever accomplished the 'tow an iceberg to sell it' thing before (and icebergs are much more convenient than glaciers), and if they do, it'll be a relatively tiny industry since it has to compete with stuff like reverse osmosis.
- username90 7y ago> You're not going to start growing wheat in Greenland Why not? People grow wheat right now at the same longitude in Finland, all you need is for it to get a bit warmer.
- jonnycomputer 7y agosoil, or the lack thereof.