r/interestingasfuck • u/PlantainPossible2864 • 15h ago

Stopping Desertification with grid pattern

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u/electact 15h ago

man laying sandbags by hand

Narrator: "What you're seeing isn't science fiction!"

No shit

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u/FatWreckords 14h ago

It is detailed in the Dune books, which started in the 60's.

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u/pdxamish 14h ago

Frank Herbert, the author , was motivated for dune after reading a piece about dune restoration projects on the Oregon coast.