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Red Sea Dam

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The Red Sea Dam is a speculative macro-engineering proposal put forward in 2007 by a group of scientists and engineers.Power from closing the Red Sea: Economic and ecological costs and benefits following the isolation of the Red Sea by Roelof Dirk Schuiling, Viorel Badescu, Richard B. Cathcart, Jihan Seoud, Jaap C. Hanekamp Although the authors' intentions are to explore "the ethical and environmental dilemmas and some of the political implications of macro-engineering", the proposal has attracted both criticism and ridicule.New Scientist critique Read more on Wikipedia

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