Hey, great read as always; your exploration of complex models for return prediction and machine learning, a fascinating read even for a Pilates enthusiast, is so insightful.
That China hydrology link is wild. They've planted billions of trees and it's literally redistributing rainfall patterns across the country. The thing about massive reforestation is that transpiration from all those new trees pulls moisture inland from coastal regions, which sounds great until you realize you're just shifting water problems around rather than solving them.
I saw similar effects in an Ethiopia reforestation project where increased tree cover boosted local precipitation by about 8% but reduced downstream flow to neighboring regions. When you're engineering climate at that scale, second-order effects start mattering alot. China's betting they can model this accurately enough, but hydrological modeling breaks down fast when your dealing with nonlinear feedback loops.
Hey, great read as always; your exploration of complex models for return prediction and machine learning, a fascinating read even for a Pilates enthusiast, is so insightful.
That China hydrology link is wild. They've planted billions of trees and it's literally redistributing rainfall patterns across the country. The thing about massive reforestation is that transpiration from all those new trees pulls moisture inland from coastal regions, which sounds great until you realize you're just shifting water problems around rather than solving them.
I saw similar effects in an Ethiopia reforestation project where increased tree cover boosted local precipitation by about 8% but reduced downstream flow to neighboring regions. When you're engineering climate at that scale, second-order effects start mattering alot. China's betting they can model this accurately enough, but hydrological modeling breaks down fast when your dealing with nonlinear feedback loops.
Also, planting non-native varieties leads to more ecological damage.