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[โ€“] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't one of the issues that the sand in the deserts isn't the right kind?

[โ€“] pascal@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes, sand in the desert and beaches is "too old", in other words, it's too smooth and can't hold material together. That's why Dubai is importing huge amounts of sand while being literally a city in the desert.

[โ€“] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

Dubai needs to stop it.

[โ€“] emptyother@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

So all we need to do to increase our supply is to rough up some sand?