Re: Population predictions [was Re: Productive Employment]

From: KPJ (kpj@sics.se)
Date: Mon Mar 27 2000 - 07:16:38 MST


It appears as if Technotranscendence <neptune@mars.superlink.net> wrote:
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|Recall too the idea talked about here a while back about flooding the Rift
|Valley in East Africa. That would be a cheap way to create an inland sea.
|In itself, this would not only be a source of food resources, it would also
|help with transportation and change the climate in that region, which is
|mostly arid.

You only have to wait. The area sinks slowly, and the sea has already started
filtering through the low mountains at places around the valley. With time,
the water will have undermined the rock altogether and a mighty SPLASH will
happen. Hm.. what about the volcanic activity in the area? WATER+FIRE=STEAM..



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