Reclaiming Coastal Deserts

The effect of global warming increases desert area and raises sea levels. Proposed is a widespread long term action of introducing vegetation from the coast, in-land.

Desalinization can be used to supply fresh water to firstly establish hydroponic seedling houses and then irrigation of seedlings that have been planted out.

With more plant life on the coast, will that eventually cause more rainfall?

Is there any way to provide cheap desalinisation?

Are any stable food plants hardy enough to grow in such places, so that they can be used to feed the hungry?

How can this be made cost effective?

Contributed by Alistair Sim

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Use of ground material that stores water

There is a nodule that is made of a clay mixed substance with a polymer that is currently being used to mix with soil. This nodule collects water up, stores it and releases water over time. This idea ...

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Hydrophobic Sand to combat desert water shortages

A Hydrophobic sand could absorb more Irrigable water, to grow more plants per cu.m. of H2O in the desert regions. It would require less regular irrigation if the H20 was maintained in the sand. P...

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Desalinization has a minimum energy cost equivalent to about 500 to 700 psi pressure -- osmotic pressure. Can't get around this energy cost.
- Dallas Weaver

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