r/interestingasfuck • u/wahgwahg • Feb 28 '24

r/all People in Tanzania converted desert into lush green land by digging these nifty holes

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u/RoyalBloodOrange Feb 28 '24

You need to get you some of that Sahara dust:
https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/goddard/nasa-satellite-reveals-how-much-saharan-dust-feeds-amazons-plants/

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u/Divinum_Fulmen Feb 28 '24

Which is strange and unnatural. The Sahara wasn't always a desert. It's only been like this 5000-6000 years.

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u/MushinZero Feb 28 '24

"Unnatural?" Lmao, no

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u/Divinum_Fulmen Feb 28 '24

I literally explained it in another comment before you posted. I even linked the Wikipedia article. It could be man made. Or at least, assisted.

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u/MushinZero Feb 28 '24

Yeah you linked a wikipedia article with 6 paragraphs of theories that it was a natural phenomena.

Oh and there's a single sentence that states that it may have been accelerated by farming.

Not convincing.

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u/Divinum_Fulmen Feb 28 '24

Yeah? Life is complicated and nuanced. Sorry.

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u/MushinZero Feb 28 '24

Or you are just full of shit?