hoergen3d ago

Solar panels are creating an unexpected effect by forming rainfall clouds and thriving oases in the middle of the desert

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The article published in Science has detailed how massive solar arrays in the Sahara Desert have started to trigger increased rainfall and vegetation growth.

They drastically lower the temperature around the sand that they sit on, effectively “greening” the desert. As the warm air around the panels has nowhere else to go but up, they naturally form massive rainclouds in a part of the world known for its dryness.

Solar panels are creating an unexpected effect by forming rainfall clouds and thriving oases in the middle of the desert

A recent study has found an unexpected benefit from the undisputed king of the renewable energy sector as solar panels are creating rain clouds in the desert.

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@hoergen yes this isn’t quite accurate. If you read the original article linked from the article that this refers to, you’ll see that it’s a hypothetical. But that article is from 2 to 3 years ago so solar farms could be reaching a size to establish whether that hypothetical is true or false.
Apr 12 at 6:45pmWeb