Interesting effect. Hard to believe its that significant, at least over a local area anyway. We need more coal! LOL
New research finds that wind farms actually warm up the surface of the land underneath them during the night, a phenomena that could put a damper on efforts to expand wind energy as a green energy solution.
Researchers used satellite data from 2003 to 2011 to examine surface temperatures across as wide swath of west Texas, which has built four of the world's largest wind farms. The data showed a direct correlation between night-time temperatures increases of 0.72 degrees C (1.3 degrees F) and the placement of the farms.
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Or could the higher temps be the result of changing the surface of the ground they are watching? Concrete pads and asphalt retain heat better than dirt. There has to be some sort of infrastructure to convey the power as it is generated and then there is the heat generated by the turbine in each windmill.
I imagine a solar panel farm would have similar consequences...
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It's local only, and not that significant in the grand scheme of things. Plus, they aren't really warming the air, just moving warmer air back down to the surface that normally would've risen.
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Too bad it can't be used in some way to grow crops, w/o windmills destroying them.
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Science Chic wrote: It's local only, and not that significant in the grand scheme of things...
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Sort of like AGW.
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"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
Shouldn't we be demanding the government do an intensive study on the effects of warmer ground temps on under and overground critters? Isn't that what civilized people do?
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
We should CritiKalbiLL. We need to waste for money and then declare it is global warming. That should fix everything.
IN NOVEMBER 2014, WE HAVE A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAN OUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE AND ONE-THIRD OF THE SENATE! DONT BLOW IT!
“When white man find land, Indians running it, no taxes, no debt, plenty buffalo, plenty beaver, clean water. Women did all the work, Medicine man free. Indian man spend all day hunting and fishing; all night having sex. Only whit man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that.” Indian Chief Two Eagles
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Wind farms have made Texas winters milder. Sending warm air back to the earth, creating microclimates of warmth to benefit local flora and fauna.
Wind farms have been a godsend to predators as damaged and dead birds drop to the ground like manna from heaven.
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