Hydroponic
Solution for Euro-Refugee Crisis
If
one considers N, Africa’s desert climate and the desire of people
to flee to Europe it seems obvious that if N. Africa had a lot more fresh
water and hydroponic agriculture the need to flee would decrease. Salt
has 14,000 industrial chemical uses and is leftover from evaporation
of seawater; not such a bad item to have a surfeit of. If solar powered pumps pushed saltwater in a network of pipelines and evaporation/condensation canals with lids to a network across
N. Africa’s desert it might be practical to desalinate it through
evaporation collecting the fresh water evaporating under transparent
covers. That fresh water could be used for hydroponic gardening in
Earth shelters with or without artificial or natural light as is best
suitable for cost and growth efficiency.
image of African climate in the public domain
image of African climate in the public domain
