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Should we drain the Everglades?

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78 points ksymph | 2 comments | 16 Sep 25 19:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.403s | source
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SilverElfin ◴[16 Sep 25 22:18 UTC] No.45268956[source]▶
One thing I don’t understand is why so many appreciate the Everglades. To me a landscape infested with aggressive animals (gators) doesn’t sound attractive or safe. Between them and the invasive snakes I feel like you would need to be on guard all the time. Maybe drain it, replace it with different animals that are friendly, and then refill it. I’m only sort of joking.
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1. hnuser123456 ◴[16 Sep 25 22:38 UTC] No.45269173[source]▶
It sounds like hurricanes keep it topped off. So then what, you design some poison to only attack gators, then find out later it poisons people too? Because draining it and then discovering that underground wells turn to saltwater isn't enough?
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2. hedora ◴[17 Sep 25 01:59 UTC] No.45270681[source]▶
It’s fine. Future generations can just put the freshwater back in the wells, like we currently do to keep Silicon Valley from sinking into the bay.