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by mnau 560 days ago
Yeah, I have read a lot about the plants, Populus Euphratica, and a lot of others, but it still...

There just isn't enough rainfall. Annual average precipitation in the Taklimakan Desert is less than 100 millimeters. With drip irrigation, they can probably keep at it at reasonable expense, but that place is horrid. Just look at it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuylRKAK1Tc
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maxglute 560 days ago
IIRC ~40% is in arid regions, rest in semi arid or better regions. I think in arid regions they'd prioritized desert margins with 100-200 mm rain. <100mm is extreme arid zones, i.e. central Takilmakan. I'm not sure if they'd even bother with that.
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asdf123qweasd 556 days ago
This is a video by the government, not a independent news source?
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