Wind farms can cause climate change, according to new research, that shows for the first time the new technology is already pushing up temperatures. Can actually INCREASE climate change by raising temperatures and causing downpours, warn academics. Alter the nearby rainfall and temperature, suggesting a need for more comprehensive studies of future energy systems.
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·Usually at night the air closer to the ground becomes colder when the sun goes down and the earth cools.
·But on huge wind farms the motion of the turbines mixes
the air higher in the atmosphere that is warmer, pushing up the overall
temperature.
·Satellite data over a large area in Texas, that is now
covered by four of the world's largest wind farms, found that over a decade the
local temperature went up by almost 1C as more turbines are built.
·This could have long term effects on wildlife living in
the immediate areas of larger wind farms.
·It could also affect regional weather patterns as warmer
areas affect the formation of cloud and even wind speeds.
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