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The Sahara Desert Today Vs 8,000 Years Ago (discuss.online)

submitted 1 week ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Source https://brilliantmaps.com/sahara-desert-today-vs-8000-years-ago/

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[–] plyth@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

With global warming can't we compensate for the diminished radiation? What's the probability for Sahara to go green again during the next century?

[–] cymbal_king@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There is/was an effort to create a Great Green Wall on the southern side of the Sahara to re-green a 15km-wide band of land all across the continent. It's run into funding, civil unrest and political leadership challenges

[–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago

Lesson learned: it technically somewhat works.

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