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		h4kor on May 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Seaflooding One major consequence of flooding Saharan basins could be the death of the Amazonas rain forest, as it depends on Saharan dust. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygulQJoIe2Y

brutusborn on May 16, 2023 [–]

I doubt it, the Qattara Depression is a fraction of the size of the Sahara. Marginally less fertile? Probably. Dead? No chance.

h4kor on May 16, 2023 | [–]

As I understood it, the Sahara is not a stable system and can relatively easily be greened again.

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