Changing Planet Revealed In Atlas

ring writes "The United Nations Environmental Programme (Unep) has released a new atlas 'One Planet Many People: Atlas of our Changing Environment', to mark World Environment Day (WED). It compares and contrasts spectacular satellite images of the past few decades with contemporary ones." From the BBC article: "Among the transformations highlighted in the atlas are the huge growth of greenhouses in southern Spain, the rapid rise of shrimp farming in Asia and Latin America and the emergence of a giant, shadow puppet-shaped peninsula at the mouth of the Yellow River that has built up through transportation of sediment in the waters."

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Not enough evidence

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Why is this bad?

a) I want to see this happening on a global scale

b) I want the dates to reflect the same season

As the economy of these countries improves they'll be able to replant the trees and irrigate the lands again. Without economic boom, this is unaffordable and people suffer.

Possible future solutions:

a) Fusion based power plants to draw sea water inland and irrigate the land (after desalination).

b) Ocean farming

c) For those afraid of human beings, with increase in financial strength .. population growth won't explode (although personally really I dont have a problem with more humans)

I'm not worried .. I'm more afraid of the hippies who want developing countries to starve to death and prevent their economies from developing.