What If We Built Massive Solar Farms in the Sahara Desert?

Unconfirmed: A user on a discussion forum, inspired by reading Project Hail Mary, asks whether it would be feasible to install massive solar farms across a small fraction of the Sahara to supply energy to the world. It is a community discussion, not the announcement of a project. The post notes that the desert receives enormous amounts of sunlight, but asks whether an installation of that scale could alter Earth's climate, rainfall, temperatures, wildlife, or ecosystems, and whether the environmental effects could outweigh the benefits.…

• User discussion, with no official announcement of any solar project in the Sahara.
• Proposes solar farms on only a small fraction of the Sahara Desert.

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