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mrfusion
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Scientists Use Recycled Sewage Water to Grow 500-A...
But like op is asking. Is there an example of desertification from unsustainable agriculture? Seems kind of unbelievable to me too.
In fact I’d do some unsustainable agriculture on my sidewalk to stop weeds from growing.
GeekyBear
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Weren't large areas of North Africa that are now desert used as Roman farmland?
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mrfusion
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For a time that’s true but it didn’t turn into a permanent desert. As least as far as my bing searches are turning up.
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In fact I’d do some unsustainable agriculture on my sidewalk to stop weeds from growing.