Nasty if true. Investment will stop. The models predicted more violent weather. which of course proves that global warming will cause even stronger storms - they just won't have any wind lolol In the state I live in it has been windy as hell this year. Saying that, that is only an anecdotal observation. However, there is no real reason to stop investment in wind energy. It says winds are decreasing not disappearing. Germany uses a lot of wind power and has far less wind potential than the U.S. And for Coloradoright, the original story on Yahoo points out that the dying down of the winds is an effect of global warming. From the yahoo story: Some areas that are banking on wind power, such as west Texas and parts of the Northern Plains, do not show winds slowing nearly as much.
Also from the yahoo article: It also makes sense based on how weather and climate work, Takle said. In global warming, the poles warm more and faster than the rest of the globe, and temperature records, especially in the Arctic, show this. That means the temperature difference between the poles and the equator shrinks and with it the difference in air pressure in the two regions. Differences in barometric pressure are a main driver in strong winds. Lower pressure difference means less wind. The next research is into clouds would be of great importance The next research into clouds would be of great importance |
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