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Desert areas can still have rich ecosystems that get severely affected by solar farms.
Someone said to me yesterday, why don't we redirect the Ord River (WAus) down to Kalgoorlie (also WA) and irrigate and farm the desert. Some real-life Fremen mind at work there. My eyes rolled so hard, the "its desert, nothing lives there", is strong with that one.
Oh I know, I've spent my life here. That doesn't mean that it isn't a good idea.