alt Hacker NewsThe map looks off. No way the American Southwest has 3 meters per cm cubed of fungal density in such an arid region. Plenty of desert.
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Schlagbohrer • today at 12:54 PM
The underground in desert regions can be much more humid and hospitable than the surface.
kakacik • today at 9:10 AM
Well South Sudan as highlighted has 8, and thats basically a desert. Tibetan plateau is high altitude frozen desert with permafrost in many parts, and its 11.4.
Maybe there is more complexity than meets the first glance.
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