https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qattara_Depression_Project Would have the claimed benefits? Would it be economically viable?

It would have a radical impact on humidity and precipitation downwind - power generation would be fairly modest as the drop is modest. The depression would start to fil with sediment and salt - so you get toxic salt blows which would be extremely bad for the downwind Nile farming.

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arbiter

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arbiter asked in Science & Mathematics Earth Sciences & Geology · 6 years ago

Is the Qattara Depression project now viable?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qattara_Depression_P...

Would have the claimed benefits?

Would it be economically viable?

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6 years ago
It would have a radical impact on humidity and precipitation downwind - power generation would be fairly modest as the drop is modest. The depression would start to fil with sediment and salt - so you get toxic salt blows which would be extremely bad for the downwind Nile farming.

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