[HN Gopher] Desert greening is transforming dust and sand into f...
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       Desert greening is transforming dust and sand into farmable soil
       (2023)
        
       Author : walterbell
       Score  : 27 points
       Date   : 2024-05-02 20:19 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.freethink.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.freethink.com)
        
       | jimnotgym wrote:
       | It is amazing that such a short article can fit so many adverts
       | on the page.
        
         | causality0 wrote:
         | I don't like looking at ads so I block them.
        
         | carom wrote:
         | Please install an ad blocker such as [1]. If you are on iOS
         | look into a VPN-based ad blocker.
         | 
         | 1. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ublock+origin
        
           | swashbuck1r wrote:
           | Reader mode on iOS also worked fine for making it readable.
        
           | walterbell wrote:
           | iOS Safari has ad blockers, including Wipr
           | https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wipr/id1030595027
        
         | recursive wrote:
         | Firefox reader mode works for this page.
        
       | underseacables wrote:
       | Article is almost unreadable due to so many advertisements. This
       | archive link is marginally better
       | 
       | https://archive.ph/J4Fqf
        
       | swader999 wrote:
       | Can we thank CO2 a little bit here?
        
         | daveguy wrote:
         | I think it's more to do with the sand/soil augmentation than
         | CO2. Plenty of desertification (1/3 of land at risk) without
         | the clay addition.
        
         | vajrabum wrote:
         | No, desertification is still an ongoing issue around the world.
         | This is planting trees, building structures to hold water and
         | adding clay or cellulose to the soil. So definitely no evidence
         | of any benefit from CO2 slowing the expansion or creation of
         | deserts.
        
       | ycombinatornews wrote:
       | Looks similar to what Shaun is doing here
       | https://youtube.com/@dustupstexas?si=YNqltpg87QPqTeG3
        
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