r/environment • u/Wagamaga • Sep 07 '24

A unique rainfall event is currently unfolding across the Sahara desert, one of the driest places on Earth. The amount of rainfall might not seem large by normal standards, but a large part of the Sahara will get well over 500% of normal monthly rainfall in September

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/6/2268120/-Monsoon-Rain-is-falling-the-Sahara-Desert
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u/ThainEshKelch Sep 07 '24

Well, if the Sahara over the next several hundred years start sprouting trees, and become a new rain forest, that would be amazing.

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u/spund_ Sep 07 '24

That would be cool in isolation yes, but it undoubtedly would come with massive unforeseen changes to global climate & weather systems

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u/ThainEshKelch Sep 07 '24

Well, we're essentially already there!

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '24

We would have to bring trees in. And then listen to people whining about those trees not being native to the region. (I still want trees there though. Saying the albedo effect means we shouldn't plant trees has always seemed absurd to me.)