[Terrapreta] Dams & wetter air (Off topic, or not off topic. That is the question.)

[Duane Pendergast]

These articles all seem to emphasize the down side of dams. Terra Preta
enthusiasts need to keep their eyes on the fact water on land via irrigation
or rain is an essential input to the production of the plant material needed
to produce the charcoal that will build the soil - while sequestering carbon
dioxide. 

 

Duane

 

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[mailto:terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Michael Bailes
Sent: November 8, 2007 12:21 AM
To: Sean K. Barry; Terrapreta
Subject: [Terrapreta] Dams & wetter air (Off topic,or not off topic. That is
the question.)

 



I am sorry I can't find the total square miles kilometres of extra water
that dams present to evaporation.

However here are a few articles that will give you a bit of the flavour of
what has been happening in the last 50-100 years.but here is the evaporation
in a small corner of Queensland for example

Water authorities in south-east Queensland have calculated evaporation
losses are equal to the annual consumption of 1.6 million households.

 
<http://forums.hypography.com/chemistry/6506-salt-nacl-sodium-chloride.html?
highlight=salt> 
http://forums.hypography.com/search.php?searchid=204157 

 

 

 

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