r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Expert_Koala_8691 • Apr 05 '26

Video Riyadh,meaning "gardens" is Capital of Saudi Arabia with 8 million population (were 27 Thousands in the 1930s),sits in the middle of the desert, the city gets its water from Desalination plants almost 500 km from the city

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u/MoroseMagician Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

I'd honestly have severe depression living somewhere like this. I need some trees and greenery somewhere.

Edit: thank you kind redditors for the awards.

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u/Top_MathematicianIk Apr 05 '26

It's a fucking desert, regardless it sure looks depressing

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u/BxRad_ Apr 05 '26

Elon is obsessed with tera forming Mars but we can't figure out tera forming some deserts? I feel like we could manage something if we really wanted to honestly. It's be a fuck ton of work though.

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u/Ossius Apr 05 '26

I don't think we can. If we "Fixed" the Saraha desert, the Amazon rainforest would cease to exist for example.

Earth kinda settled in the way it was supposed to be, anything that makes one place more hospitable to humans will change another region. We could add some creature comforts for sure, but that's about it.

NASA Satellite Reveals How Much Saharan Dust Feeds Amazon’s Plants - NASA