Semi-related

https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/a-vision-for-the-alleviation-of-water-scarcity-in-the-us-southwest-and-the-revitalization-of-the-salton-sea/

Engineering nature always seems so attractive because it’s easier than fixing human nature, culture, and the systems that are creating these problems.

Putting that aside… a comment mentions an estimation of only reducing sea levels by a few cm… if we have meters of sea level rise before 2100, we will wish we spent our resources elsewhere than on projects that are mainly about economic growth.

Does it need to be intentional? Does it need to be human-caused?

@WilliamEhlhardt yes, look up the definiton

@WilliamEhlhardt yes it has to be a controls area of new water surface area cause by intentional human action to achieve this goal.

Huh, interesting. I'll have to look into this more while I'm working on my M.A.