Scientists Were Shocked By This INSANE Greening Plan!

[@Circle_of_the_Earth]

Welcome back to our channel. Any Australians here? What do you think about the plan to bring water to the outback? Let us know in the comments 💦

[@kugul1683]

I'm Australian! Tbh I haven't read that much about it but it seems like it would be devastating to the fragile ecosystems on the coasts of Northeastern Queensland. They rely on the water and are the most biodiverse areas of the continent. Australia already produces enough food for itself and has enough inhabitable land around the coasts and in. Victoria / NSW

[@megazilla344]

I've heard of a similar scheme where seawater is diverted towards lake Eyre from around the Adelaide area (Google: "a plan to fill lake eyre sydney morning herald 1954) . This one makes a lot more sense to me than this Bradfield scheme. Cost would be a lot less, plus no great barrier reef risk. Lake Eyre was once part of the ocean so it's not too unnatural of a change.

[@b_uppy]

Employing mob grazing and other holistic farming practices; creating small, frequent rainwater catchments are two ways to recharge the landscape. Peter Andrews made a lot of sense in his approach.

[@rmar127]

Both he and john cootes were well and truly ahead of their time. If farmers take their teachings into the management of their lands, not only will they see health return to the land, but they will be making more money in the process.

[@b_uppy]

@@rmar127 Think the benefits are much greater than that, like improved nutrition, resiliency, market diversity, health, etc.

[@rmar127]

@@b_uppy agreed mate. It’d be easy to write a thesis about the benefits of holistic management of the land. Oh wait didn’t one of these guys already do that 😂

[@b_uppy]

@@rmar127 It needs to be resaid though. Lots of agendized messaging from elsewhere is drowning out restorative ag practices that build resiliency, health, soil, groundwater, etc...

[@stanhry]

Often these grand plans lead to more problems and environmental devastation then if they just did some steps like earthen dams and ponds.

[@Circle_of_the_Earth]

Yeah, we'll see how it turns out. Hopefully it will succeed 🌱

[@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey]

What do they dam?

[@jordanjohnson9866]

Nah. /

[@markswayn2628]

This proposal emerges every 20 years or so, and close analysis always shows it is as unfeasible. A few of the reasons include the massive cost, the fact that the coastal rivers to be used as the source of the water to be diverted don't have consistently high water flows, the effect of the loss of river water on the health of the Great Barrier Reef, significant water losses due to evaporation and the effect of the loss or river water on existing east coast agriculture. It is also forgotten that Australia has the oldest soils in the world and this is particularly so in the Outback, so just adding water will not magically turn it into prime agricultural land. The Bradfield Scheme looks good on a map, and regional politicians talk it up every now and then, but it sadly doesn't stack up.

[@lbh002]

Why does this video keep showing clips of the western high deserts of the United States? You can tell because there are cars driving on the right and the huge number of Joshua Trees that are native to that region. Not the Outback. SMH

[@petesig93]

Agreed. This video is full of much that is ignorant and false.

[@singaboiz]

I was about to say it. Thank you for pointing out. It is just "cut & paste" video. So sad.

[@williamlloyd3769]

Too funny, Yucca trees in Australia!

[@rmar127]

Not to mention that when they were talking about qld parliament, they showed an image of the New Parliament House in Canberra. Which funnily didn’t open until 50 years after the period they were talking about

[@katjordan3733]

Using small stone gabions, swales and earthen dams to slow the water that falls would be better and cheaper all around. Geoff Lawton already does this in Australia. No need for massive dams, just make a bunch of small ones. As the trees grow, more rain will come. Australia used to have a monsoon, before all the trees were cut down. Not to put the engineer down, but a biologist could teach better ways to do the same thing for vastly less money and with a better result.

[@fahimshamsuddin672]

This would help the Australian economy a lot, if implimented. The nation would be able to grow more food and support a larger population.

[@kevinansley7353]

The aquifers have just been topped up too so the timing is good.

[@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey]

How is directing water into a reservoir going to irrigate or create wetlands better than directing into a lake?

[@douglassequeira5419]

That is not an amazing plan, its a horrible plan! The outback has its own ecosystem any change brought upon it can devastate its delicate ecosystem. Australians should know this by now, they are just tripping over the same rock if they agree with this horrible plan.

[@zqckx4865]

nah your wrong mate but your entitled to that opinion

[@guameldestruir6239]

I don't get why seepage and evaporation are treated like a bad thing, thats exactly what the point of the plan is.

[@fatheranthony4pope]

This is NOT on any agenda in Australia.

[@petesig93]

100%. It is just this one KZbinr's brainfart. He probably picked it up from Clive Palmer or Barnabus Joyce 🤣

[@Albanach-je1nk]

I would say so, both are nuts only the oboce one has money

[@peterorigavong7536]

More roads and more food and shelter for this area

[@b_uppy]

Rail is better. Roads can act as drainages and further dry the landscape.

[@timmyhexham9603]

As an Aussie, I’d love to see this. Too much red tape unfortunately here in Australia 🇦🇺 the will is there but the clout and resolve to implement this in federal government is not.

[@amac2612]

govenment will give their mates in eastern sydney $480 million to make a feasability report if something can be done near alice springs and after 12 years nothing will come of it.

[@timmyhexham9603]

@@amac2612 sounds about right..

[@TwoHemiViewer]

It definitely needs to happen.

[@justaguyfromreddit]

OK, but please use metric system. Wtf is 8 inches of rain

[@AB-tc8lx]

8 in is 20.3 cm if you took time to research stuff and increase your vocabulary so you didn't have to cuss you would know both systems a matter of fact the opposite is starting to happen people are starting to go back to inches now

[@diavolo79]

Lol

[@kennedymcleod1479]

203.2 mm

[@manw3bttcks]

Is that lake (2:50) evaporating water enough? AU already sits in the middle of an ocean and gets little rain in the west. The problem is not lack of air moisture but that AU is too flat so air masses don't get forced upwards to cool and condense clouds

[@voynichcypher]

The breathtaking scope of this plan, as outrageous as it seems, is entirely normal and feasible when compared to the brobdignagian "ginourmous" California Project. Steady on, mates, you can do this.

[@Gugner]

Excellent!!!!

[@sno4439]

Every 7 years that stretch of land from The Gulf to Lake Eyre gets flooded... there is no need to divert Rivers... just managed the water that already passes through the land

[@MN-pu6qx]

I enjoy these videos as they are typically very informative, HOWEVER, stop using stock video which is totally irrelevant to the subject. Much of the stock video in this episode purporting to be Australia is clearly from the USA or elsewhere. This is a very common problem with this series and it significantly detracts from the enjoyment of the videos. Regarding the concept of artificially filling Lake Eyre, it's a great strategy and it is still a regular topic of discussion amongst some Australians.

[@rickjohnson2165]

As an Australian I’m calling bulls**t on this video. Three references to Brisbane accompanied with visuals of Perth, Sydney and Canberra along with lots of shots claiming to be of the Australian outback which clearly weren’t taken in Australia. Also, any scheme proposed by governments turn out to be white elephant. They cost more than the government says they will and don’t produce the benefits. If the benefits are genuine, then the private sector would make the investment.

[@JaneNewAuthor]

What about the wildlife that's already there? Just because it's dry doesn't mean it's empty.

[@OLICIT]

Talks about Brisbane twice and shows photos of Perth and Sydney. Also the Outback isn’t the actual name for the area shown, it’s actually known as Central Australia. The outback are generally anywhere that are more arid desert areas

[@harishrv]

As per brad field scheme, all those rivers must be linked NIT with dams but by a number of ponds and lakes that are interconnected with each other throughout their path till it drains into a big lake in central australia. This requires only simple earth works with proper gradation so that water naturally flows from higher regions to lower region. The entire interconnecting path way must be well shaded by trees so that water doesn't evaporate during extreme summers.

[@MultiRationalThinker]

The rain falls east of the ranges. The water needs to go west of the ranges. That means you either drill tunnels through an entire mountain range or pump the water over it. Either way, it's a lot more bloody difficult than "only simple earth works" and a hell of a lot more expensive.

[@gravedigger1187]

this should be started long time ago.

[@GM-jy6gd]

No way is this going to turn Australia into a green oasis

[@terrabyteonetb1628]

First iv heard of it (im in s.a.). They bring up many things, like banning natural gas in homes, (stupid) we don't have the infrastructure to do this, and knock up the cost of electricity (we have the highest prices here).

[@njkauto2394]

. Please note that the only governments in Australia that have supported this are governed by prime ministers who also believe in a Father that lives in outer-space with whom they converse with on a regular basis. Apparently. Certainly their senile party donors believe in such claptrap. I'm Australian and I didn't think much of your claptrap video and just for anyone viewing this the pictures in the video are not what the narrator is implying. Eg; when speaking of the Queensland parliament the picture is of the Australian National Parliament House building. Laughable if it wasn't so rude to human intelligence.

[@TIGERZY2K]

Australia clearly missed out on the chance to be a leader in fighting climate change by ignoring the importance of implementing Dr. Bradford's ignoble scheme.

[@Circle_of_the_Earth]

Hopefully there will be a miracle and it will happen one day 🙏

[@kugul1683]

It would be devastating to the ecosystems in the outback and the loss of water would also be bad.

[@SukhdevSingh-ge5rj]

"IGNOBLE" !!! The only problem is that the good doctor was under equiped with modern geographical and surveying technology. We have plenty of that now to plug loopholes in Dr. Bradford's NOBLE and VISIONARY plan.

[@petesig93]

Bradfield's "scheme" was proven false within 10 years. It was never going to be practical to build, and the benefits he claimed would not have been realised. He over-estimated northern Australian river flows, and failed to allow for the huge evaporation rates from channels and water storage dams in outback Australia.

[@dirtydan2721]

@@petesig93 More evaporation means more rainfall means more evaporation, I know that these people consider the amount of evaporation "insignificant" but where does that water go after it evaporates? it goes into the sky and comes down as rain, areas near the river / canal become more green, the temperature drops, ground reservoirs are restored, and evaporation slows.

[@MusicFromNowhere]

They should be using seawater to fill part of Lake Eyre.

[@Daniel-yq1zr]

@Daniel-yq1zr 2 minutes ago (edited) just a thought, but perhaps re-investigating into feasibility of Bradfield scheme to address flooddraught, energy by making use of outback for renewable energy, boost agriculture workforce, encourage population redistribution (urban->regional), and perhaps lot more potential not mentioned. Apparently Barnaby Joyce was a big advocate until he became deputy prime minister? Hope we revive this noble vision by starting to give it more serious thoughts for resilience and sustainability which will prepare Australia for the worst climate events, exponential population growth and global food shortage. but perhaps money and immediate loss of opportunity costs is always the massive obstacle to general public and politicians.

[@rmar127]

Sorry mate, but having Baraba Joyce as a key advocate is hardly a shinning endorsement. 😂

[@Marjo273]

Philippines every year planting millions of trees

[@spookyduzit]

You can use ocean water to make the lake. Only clean water evaporates into the air anyways .no salt

[@caseiriks7169]

It should go ahead

[@DerrickWindsor]

Wander into the Daintree Rain Forest in Far North Queensland (FNQ) and you will see just how much usable land remains under utilised. The rest of FNQ and the Northern Territory are also very sparsely populated, so if the desire is there, that whole region could be "populated" and turned into massive green paradise and food bowl for the growing population!!

[@lightningdarkknight2780]

The water that runs down to the ocean benefits the coral by cooling it and receiving nutrients.

[@marcelmolenaar5684]

One website says coralbleeching gets worse by an increase of nutrients and another has an article that says the opposite. What i know is that it is a cyclus .

[@CQuinnLady]

It wont regreen central oz at all. It just greens the edges of the desert. there are no rivers east to west.

[@ziggybender9125]

The correct approach in my opinion would be just go with his original idea, let the flooding happen for a number of years as the land adjusts and then formulate a cost effective plan based on natures results. Thinking you are the god of the land and spending a bunch of money and years is pointless when we all know how unpredictable nature can be.

[@daviddeshazo5183]

Hope it happens!

[@MrJohnno1969]

at 3:17 that's Perth W.A, not Queensland lol

[@leighsimmons6092]

Not sue why he showed Perth the capital city of western Australia as Queensland

[@DungNguyen-c2u7j]

There is away to fix australia lands. Bring those beavers from U.K and U.S to Australia. Give up Farmlands and Rivers for Beavers to build their Wetlands all around Australia. But that is not going to make profit now. But will make profit in 100 years. Again. Nothing can change the way those businesses are running. Nothing can change the way those farms are running. Nothing can change the way those human are consuming their foods and products from those farms. Nothing can stop those farmers from farming sheep on grass lands instead of inside a forest. Nothing can stop those cows farmers to farm their cows in forest instead of grasslands. Nothing can stop those big farmers from turning big patches of lands into a single weats farm. Nothing can stop those farmers from turning a giant rainforest into a corn farm. Just as sad as it sound. As bad as it looks. As depressed as it going to be for the future of "Greening" australia. They are turning australia into a farm. Not a rain-forest. To turn australia into a rain-forest? Those Leaders and farmers need to change a lot of their old ways of farming and doing businesses.😂 bring Beaver to australia? Some will even say it is going to ruin the Old australia.

[@lillyblack3322]

Lol

[@fender282]

It would be an environmental disaster. Totally Aussie footage would be good too.Why Sydney Harbour and the Opera House?

[@robertturner8809]

Why is so little of the stock video of Australia😂

[@kdegraa]

The video footage looks like it was shot in America.

[@Sergej2007]

why did you show footage of the mojave desert which located in the United States of America?

[@Sergej2007]

i mean the footages in this video are wrong. why just doesn't use the real footages of the australian outback? 0:01-1:06

[@MrBoliao98]

Honestly, when it comes to these great projects. They will be impactful and the good will outweigh the bad. For instance Pakistan's Indus Valley canals, and the adorable thing would be future the multiplied generations blaming their problems on the success of the past.

[@b_uppy]

Look into Brad Lancaster, Peter Andrew and holistic, restorative ag practices like alley cropping and mob grazing.

[@laughinggiraffe9176]

I’m no fan of this. Dams don’t create water, only move it, with a lot of it lost to evaporation, on top of the fish killed. Why not intensify cultivation in the green areas where the rivers originate, with fruit trees and herbs in the shade of those trees, and fat chickens and ducks feasting on rice and fish irrigated by the rivers? The Outback can be greened somewhat with fog nets and Zuni bowls, while the rest is full of livestock to satisfy growing demand for low carb diets. If the whole point is to create an inland ocean, why not dig a canal directly from the ocean to lake Eyre?

[@sebastianwrites]

I wish you wouldn't use stock images of conferences and people speaking... which have nothing to do with the reality, and just used as filler?

[@davidstokes8441]

So where did those "trees" at 0:09 come from. Australia? THen a vehicle passes on the right hand side of the road, really, in Oz we drive on the left. I turned of then and there. You are a con artist and not a good one.

[@alexnosek1066]

Yeah, nah.

[@kennedymcleod1479]

Hmmmm. The devil is in the details.

[@rmar127]

Who made this video. So full of inaccuracies and blatant errors. Nobody in australia is seriously considering any version of the Bradfield scheme. Way too many issues with it and too many environmental concerns.

[@jordanjohnson9866]

Nah. Not INSANE. Not “INSANE.” /

[@thuptendlama6091]

Make the road water absorber first then think about making it lol thu

[@DungNguyen-c2u7j]

There is away to fix australia lands. Bring those beavers from U.K and U.S to Australia. Give up Farmlands and Rivers for Beavers to build their Wetlands all around Australia. But that is not going to make profit now. But will make profit in 100 years. Again. Nothing can change the way those businesses are running. Nothing can change the way those farms are running. Nothing can change the way those human are consuming their foods and products from those farms. Nothing can stop those farmers from farming sheep on grass lands instead of inside a forest. Nothing can stop those cows farmers to farm their cows in forest instead of grasslands. Nothing can stop those big farmers from turning big patches of lands into a single weats farm. Nothing can stop those farmers from turning a giant rainforest into a corn farm. Just as sad as it sound. As bad as it looks. As depressed as it going to be for the future of "Greening" australia. They are turning australia into a farm. Not a rain-forest. To turn australia into a rain-forest? Those Leaders and farmers need to change a lot of their old ways of farming and doing businesses.😂 bring Beaver to australia? Some will even say it is going to ruin the Old australia. So all other desert on this planet.