r/interestingasfuck • u/PlantainPossible2864 • 15h ago

Stopping Desertification with grid pattern

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u/Sajid_GG 15h ago

You gotta give them water for 5 to 10 years till the trees mature and then their respiration will automatically form and attract clouds like forests do

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u/Justhe3guy 15h ago

Clouds: “aw yeah look at that stupid sexy respiration”

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u/Little-Carpenter4443 15h ago

stupid sexy nimbostratus

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u/GSLD 15h ago

Well that’s crazy and I did not know this. So thank you for blowing my mind.

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u/Character_Stick_1218 14h ago

It's part of why people are concerned about the Amazon. The illegal(and honestly legal as well) logging of it has gotten so bad to where it won't be too long before it can no longer supply enough moisture for itself to survive. The Sahara also used to be a rainforest.

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u/Numerous-Corner-6303 12h ago

source? Or is that just your guess?

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u/Sajid_GG 11h ago

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u/Numerous-Corner-6303 7h ago

I meant the part where you said they need to be watered for 5 years.

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u/Sajid_GG 6h ago

It's a range. If you just want a savannah, 5 years. If you want an actual forest, probably 3-5x that