🌍 Why are we still not covering the entire Sahara Desert with solar panels? ☀️ It sounds like the perfect clean energy fix, the Sahara gets 22 million terawatt-hours of solar energy every year, enough to power 🔌 184 Earths! So what’s the catch? 🤔 First, 🌪️ sandstorms and 🔥 extreme heat reduce panel efficiency. They get scratched, dusty and overheated — needing constant maintenance. Plus, the Sahara has no infrastructure: 🚫 no roads, no water, no support. Then there’s ⚡ energy delivery. Imagine charging your phone 📱 with a 4,000 km extension cord stretched across countries, the ocean, and the desert. One glitch and the power’s gone. And most importantly, Sahara dust feeds the Amazon 🌳 Each year, millions of tons of phosphorus-rich dust fertilize the rainforest. If we disrupt this cycle by covering the desert, the Amazon could slowly dry up — and turn into a desert itself 🏜️

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