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Luc Dewulf

Science & Tech 

Atlantropa: one man’s outrageous plan to drain the Mediterranean Sea

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Luc Dewulf

This undoubtedly ambitious macro-engineering project could have solved Europe’s food and energy problems but was marred by fatal flaws, not least the colonial mindset of its architect.

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