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by bigbassroller 1797 days ago
The amazon rain forest relies on minerals blown from dust storms in the Sahara desert, so therefore terraforming the Sahara would have a negative effect on the amazon. Source https://youtu.be/2hmAeLYMrQg
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While this is true there’s a huge difference between adding rain to Dubai and terraforming the Sahara.
Wait 20,000 years and they’ll swap positions.

https://phys.org/news/2019-01-sahara-swung-lush-conditions-y...