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I always find it disappointing to see how little evaporation adds to the local greening (also see the boarders of Red Sea)
by singularity2001 3y ago
I always find it disappointing to see how little evaporation adds to the local greening (also see the boarders of Red Sea)
- MichaelZuo 3y agoWell the Red Sea Coast has plenty of small plants, just no forests, large grasslands, etc... due to local climate. It's probably unlikely for a verdant grassland to pop up next to the Qatta depression, but a lot of small plants I can believe.
- Haga 3y ago[dead]
- lasfter 3y ago[1] argues a crucial component of greening is trees "pumping" water from the oceans inland and creating nutritious soil. Otherwise evaporated water is simply blown away by the wind. I'm sure other local terrain (e.g., mountains) play a part in locally retaining evaporated water and creating conditions for rain. [1] The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World by Peter Wohlleben.
- mike-the-mikado 3y agoIt is claimed that a lack of trees leads to a lack of rain (leading to a lack of trees) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/20/our-biggest-challenge-lack-of-imagination-the-scientists-turning-the-desert-green https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/20/our-bigg...