Wind farms can cause climate change, according to a study, that shows how the technology is already pushing up temperatures, The Telegraph reported on Monday.
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 ,
which is now covered by four of the world's largest wind farms, found that over
a decade the local temperature went up by almost 1 degree Centigrade as more
turbines are built.
This could have long term effects on wildlife living
in the immediate areas of larger wind farms, the newspaper noted. It could also affect
regional weather patterns as warmer areas affect the formation of
cloud and even wind speeds.
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