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Sharing this post from mildyinteresting Community because I think you'll be interested in it over here in the solarpunk community

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[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (28 children)

Looking at this image got me thinking, we should really use natural technology first amd supplement it with artificial technology as that would save more power and lower maintenance demands

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Swamp coolers are great for low humidity environments, and we continue to use them there. Unfortunately, they're not great where humidity gets high.

[–] perestroika 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

However, this is not a simple swamp cooler - it's a ground heat sink system powered by natural convection.

If it were just a swamp cooler - yes. I have experimented with pure swamp coolers and they're not very effective near a sea.

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