Carl Hodges

{{Short description|American physicist (1937–2021)}}

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Carl N. Hodges (March 19, 1937{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gB_SAAAAMAAJ&q=Carl+N.+Hodges+March+19+%2C+1937&pg=PA170|title=Bioconversion: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Advanced Energy Technologies and Energy Conservation and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second Session, July 15, August 5, 1978|year=1978}} – April 3, 2021[https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2021/04/06/carl-hodges-accomplished-arizona-climate-scientist-dies-84/7079936002/ Carl Hodges, accomplished Arizona climate scientist, dies at 84 after Alzheimer's diagnosis]. Retrieved April 6, 2021) was an American atmospheric physicist and founder of the Seawater foundation. He was the main driving force behind ideas of using sea canals to irrigate deserts.

The idea is to grow sea farms in the artificial sea canals using plants like salicornia and mangrove, and introducing fish and shrimp. This is thought to be able to resurrect ecosystems, create jobs, wealth and food sources. This has been proposed as a solution for starvation and even being able to counter the effects of global warming and rising sea levels.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/04/hodges200704|title=The Future's Farmer|website=Vanity Fair|date=23 April 2007}}

He was a primary consultant on development of the Epcot attraction, Listen to the Land.{{Cite web|date=2017-10-03|title=Get the Buzz on Epcot's Legacy of Innovation|url=https://d23.com/get-the-buzz-on-epcot-innovation/|access-date=2021-04-08|website=D23|language=en-US}}