On Sun, 18 Jul 1999 21:31:54 -0700 "Technotranscendence"
<neptune@mars.superlink.net> writes:
I think, e.g., that the East African Rift Valley could be
>turned>into an inland sea similar to the Mediterranean with a little
work.
>>In fact, it would seem, if my readings are correct, that just a tiny
>amount>of excavation at it's northern extremity would start the process
>whereby>waters from the Red Sea would flood a portion of the Rift
Valley.
>
What would be the advantage of flooding the Rift Valley? I think there was a proposal involving the Dead Sea, which is about 1200 feet below sea level, whereby piping in water from the Mediterranean could be used to generate electricity. There may have been a similar proposal involving the Qattara Depression in Egypt.
Ron Kean
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