Hacker News with Generative AI: Deserts

Peru's ancient irrigation systems turned deserts into farms because of culture (theconversation.com)
Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it’s one of the driest deserts in the world.
Ancient History, Agriculture, Peru, Culture, Deserts
158 points by PaulHoule 9 days ago | 78 comments
'Fog harvesting' could yield water for drinking and agriculture (phys.org)
With less annual rainfall than 1 mm per year, Chile's Atacama Desert is one of the driest places in the world. The main water source of cities in the region are underground rock layers that contain water-filled pore spaces which last recharged between 17,000 and 10,000 years ago.
Water Conservation, Climate Change, Chile, Deserts, Agriculture
6 points by wglb 64 days ago | 0 comments
A Woman Has Restored Dry Desert Rivers into Green Oasis Flowing with Water [video] (youtube.com)
Environmentalism, Water Conservation, Deserts, Sustainability, Video
20 points by ciconia 98 days ago | 3 comments
Even desert plants known for their resilience are burning and dying in the heat (nbcnews.com)
Climate Change, Environment, Plants, Science, Deserts
23 points by thelastgallon 236 days ago | 3 comments