http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/water-water-everywhere.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:33:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/water-water-everywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-566188 David Bradley Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:24:34 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=1674#comment-566188 Interesting thought David. I'll put it to Prof Whisson...see what he has to say. Interesting thought David. I’ll put it to Prof Whisson…see what he has to say.

]]> http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/water-water-everywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-566137 David Goldberg M.D. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:23:53 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=1674#comment-566137 Would another benefit from the water Road also help replenish natural fossil groundwater? How would speeding evaporation affect global warming? COuld the turbines produce electricity or would they require electrical power input? Would another benefit from the water Road also help replenish natural fossil groundwater? How would speeding evaporation affect global warming? COuld the turbines produce electricity or would they require electrical power input?

]]> http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/water-water-everywhere.html/comment-page-1#comment-484554 David Bradley Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:59:45 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=1674#comment-484554 I just had an extra thought...what about the rehydration of the gypsum, that could occur and replenish supplies, so I asked van der Gaag about this and he said that, "On a geological time scale it will always be re-hydrated on the earth's surface (but it might take tens of thousands of years) .But fine grained pure gypsum - which we found in the desert - will rehydrate very easy. It looks like it will be turned into gypsum after a few weeks with heavy desert rains. This makes it a good storage possibility of water in the desert. Furthermore fine grained pure gypsum from the deserts might be used as a good fertilizer (with water) elsewhere. I just had an extra thought…what about the rehydration of the gypsum, that could occur and replenish supplies, so I asked van der Gaag about this and he said that, “On a geological time scale it will always be re-hydrated on the earth’s surface (but it might take tens of thousands of years) .But fine grained pure gypsum – which we found in the desert – will rehydrate very easy. It looks like it will be turned into gypsum after a few weeks with heavy desert rains. This makes it a good storage possibility of water in the desert. Furthermore fine grained pure gypsum from the deserts might be used as a good fertilizer (with water) elsewhere.

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