2007-11-26 06:18:49 · 5 answers · asked by Machiavelli 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Irrigation only increases the deposits of evaporites salt as salt and gyspusm in the soils (bad for plant growth) because the evaporation is so high. Thus, long-term, this can NOT be done unless there is a corresponding change in the regional climate.
2007-11-26 06:58:14 · answer #1 · answered by outcrop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, with a lot of money, but a desert is a desert for a reason. Kinda like those people who want to create islands to live on. There was a reason those islands didn't exist. If Mother Nature wanted them to be there, she would have made them herself. The islands will eventually wear away. You could try to turn the desert into soil, but the amount of money it would take to keep it up would bankrupt a person depending on the size of the land. Plus, once it stops being maintained, Nature will reclaim it.
2007-11-26 14:51:16 · answer #2 · answered by fire_n_ice723 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Palm Springs, California has the illusion that they have!
Look at alllll those golf courses!
And..of course..figuratively..there is a ton of money in what used to be a sand pit!
2007-11-26 14:22:13 · answer #3 · answered by foxinsox 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes with the right amount of care
2007-11-26 14:21:41 · answer #4 · answered by Aron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it takes an awful lot of water but look at what israel has done.
2007-11-26 14:35:07 · answer #5 · answered by Loren S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋