{"id":33779,"date":"2021-10-22T11:37:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T08:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=33779"},"modified":"2021-10-22T11:37:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T08:37:48","slug":"this-time-lapse-of-saudi-arabia-turning-a-desert-into-a-fertile-green-farmland-is-the-most-satisfying-thing-youll-see-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/media\/videos\/this-time-lapse-of-saudi-arabia-turning-a-desert-into-a-fertile-green-farmland-is-the-most-satisfying-thing-youll-see-today\/","title":{"rendered":"This Time-Lapse Of Saudi Arabia Turning A Desert Into A Fertile Green Farmland Is The Most Satisfying Thing You&#8217;ll See Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When traveling by plane over Saudi Arabia especially in the northern part of the country, you can&#8217;t absolutely not notice these circular discs in the desert.<\/p>\n<p>These are actually farms that use ground water for irrigation and irrigate the barren desert using a machine that spins in a circular motion; hence the discs.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s normally a cluster of them together growing all sorts of crops. This time-lapse will give you an idea of how deserts are being turned into fertile farmlands.<\/p>\n<h2>This was supposedly shot over 20 years!<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cool satellite of 20 year time lapse of agriculture growth in a desert in Saudi Arabia. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5ChRmGL9dQ\">pic.twitter.com\/5ChRmGL9dQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RH Accelerator (@RHAccelerator) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RHAccelerator\/status\/1450541804760322050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When traveling by plane over Saudi Arabia especially in the northern part of the country, you can&#8217;t absolutely not notice these circular discs in the desert. These are actually farms that use ground water for irrigation and irrigate the barren desert using a machine that spins in a circular motion; hence the discs. 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