Is it possiable to turn a desert into a forrest?

Question

if cost was not a issue

Sorry if mankind could could do the above question

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Answer 1

Interesting letter in the Times today: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/debate/letters/article1690356.ece

regarding creating a new sea in the middle of Australia.

Answer 2

It would be difficult.

A tree requires two basic factors for growth: water and warmth (to greater or lesser degrees, depending on species). An example of temperature factor would be the tree-line on a mountain or in the high Arctic.

Assuming temperature is not the issue, water is the basic factor. Man probably could sustain a very small forest but the climate would not be fundamentally changed: if humans stopped watering, the forest would wither and die. Only regional climate change with an increase of natural rainfall would allow woodland to develop where before was desert.

Answer 3

Yes, and vice versa as well. Doing so though takes a lot of of cash and work to do so.

For example, southern California has a Mediteranean type of climate. However, once you cross the mountains you have desert. The mountains act as buffer that disrupts weather patterns that would bring moisture.

With enough cash and resources, we could hypothetically level the mountains down to a low enough height that the weather patterns changed.

However, some more real life examples you can see the desertification of tropical regions due to deforestation, or global climate change itself.

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Answer 4

desert is a term that simply means people do not live there. The reason it is shunned by people is scarcity of water. The Colorado River flows through the desert southwest of the USA. Once water was recovered for use, the area became a mecca for agriculture and supports hoards of people. Forests are very wasteful of water and occur only where there is an extreme excess available, they are not good candidates for areas that are now desert.

Answer 5

actually nature can do this
if it just happened to flood there which will happen if global warming keeps on melting the ice caps enough nutrients from the oceans and sand particles will produce plants along with seeds brought by sea birds and eventually create a forest but i dont think it will be possible in a few yrs.

Answer 6

I bought a few deserts the other day in tesco, i mixed them up and made a black FORREST gateu, so the answer is yes,

Took me 4 minutes

Answer 7

i think that can be possible, it would just take a lot of people, a lot of trees, a lot of water, and a lot of years

Answer 8

Ever been to the UAE ?