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I don't think big projects are intrinsically bad because they are big, but it's probably true that something of this scale would have drastic, wide-ranging effe
by austinz 12y ago
I don't think big projects are intrinsically bad because they are big, but it's probably true that something of this scale would have drastic, wide-ranging effects on climate, geological characteristics, rainfall, and many other aspects that might adversely affect millions of people. Due diligence would require us to study and characterize these effects before spending trillions of dollars on such a project.
- opminion 12y agoIn fact, the formation of the Mediterranean is mentioned in Episode 9 of Cosmos (2014), in the context of climate change affecting evolution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Worlds_of_Planet_Earth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Worlds_of_Planet_Earth