Hawaii sugar planter irrigates arid land with forest trees
A sugar planter in Hawaii faced water scarcity and used a novel method by planting fifty thousand forest trees to induce rainfall. Cisterns storing about thirty thousand barrels of water supported the plantation, making it drought resistant and highly productive.
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