TL Winslow's answer to Why don't we partially terraform the deserts to reduce the global warming impact, creating artificial lakes or rivers using the water from the oceans? Omitting economic reasons.

https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-we-partially-terraform-the-deserts-to-reduce-the-global-warming-impact-creating-artificial-lakes-or-rivers-using-the-water-from-the-oceans-Omitting-economic-reasons/answer/TL-Winslow