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The desert is far away. The ocean is much closer. Issues with increasing salinity go down drastically if you pump just a bit further into the ocean, where it
by willis936 3y ago
The desert is far away. The ocean is much closer. Issues with increasing salinity go down drastically if you pump just a bit further into the ocean, where it is rapidly spread by currents. If that's considered too difficult/costly/energy demanding then pumping to a desert would be that much worse.