Should This Plan To Drain The Med Be Taken From Its Pigeonhole And Dusted Down?

[sandyRoe]

The land recovered would provide a new home and a new beginning for the countless refugees seeking peace and safety.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/atlantropa-the-colossal-1920s-plan-to-dam-the-mediterranean-and-create-a-supercontinent/ar-AAep6Qq?li=AA9SkIr

[mushroom25]

no.

those that conceived this clearly had no concept of what the removal of such a large body of water will do to the climate.

[sandyRoe]

If the water extracted from the Med could be desalinated it might be used to turn the Sahara into a fertile land as it was in Roman times.

[dannyk13]

Before draining they would have to block off the Atlantic.

[sandyRoe]

And the Suez Canal would become redundant. But aren't they minor problems?

[dannyk13]

I don't think blocking off the Atlantic could be described as a minor problem.

[sandyRoe]

These things look easier to do on paper than they would be in reality. That's probably why the plan was pigeonholed for so long.

[ivor4781]

drain !! think ya mean pumped ,hows it going to drain when it's level with what ever area chosen, cant see and massive depressions around there to take it

[ivor4781]

also not to mention all the very many resorts that would "dry up" costing millions in lost revenue,what a ridiculous plan any

[melv16]

Where would the water from the Nile go?

[sandyRoe]

We tamper with nature at our peril. The Soviet regime diverted the rivers that fed the Aral Sea to water cotton fields and the sea nearly disappeared.

[mikey4444]

Bonkers if you ask me !

[EDDIE51]

Imagine if the migrants could just walk across the Med!

[fiction-factory]

I did check to see if this was old news dated April 1st