What If's video: What If We Could Turn Deserts Into Farmland

Deserts won't be barren wastelands anymore. We're going to be turning the world's deserts into lush farmland. How costly would terraforming the planet cost? And why could making deserts farmland destroy the Amazon rainforest? Transcript and sources: https://whatifshow.com/what-if-we-could-turn-deserts-into-farmland/ 00:00 Desert farmlands? 00:52 Desert facts 01:23 Evapotranspiration 01:59 Nanoclay 03:30 Materials and cost Questions or concerns? Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/ Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Check out our other shows: How to Survive: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Your Body on: https://bit.ly/your-body-on-show Crazy Creatures: https://bit.ly/crazy-creatures-show Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Earth The Cosmos: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Cosmos Technology: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Technology Your Body: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Body Humanity: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Humanity T-shirts and merch: http://bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: http://bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Instagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram Discord: https://discord.gg/WzkQPB3nea Twitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif What If in Spanish: http://bit.ly/YT-Spanish-what-if What If in Mandarin: http://bit.ly/YT-Chinese-what-if Podcast: http://bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: https://underknown.com Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/