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 unexpected? I've read an article about this 10(?) years ago.
E.g.
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/09/canada-sized-solar-and-wind-farms-could-make-the-sahara-desert-green-again-with-16-times-the-rain.html
Canada sized Solar and wind farms could make the Sahara Desert green again with double the rain | NextBigFuture.com

A team of scientists has concluded that deploying solar and wind farms across the region that the Sahara encompasses will produce significantly more rain, and

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Apr 12 at 7:08pmWeb