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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Show threadFrans Super 🇺🇦🇵🇸🍋 FKNZS🔻3d ago
@hoergen Yeah but... Do we want this? The climate catastrophe gives us more wind and rain or extra drought... and again we choose to alter the Sahara climate causing winds and rainstorms and stuff...
Is that truly the way ahead?
Show threadNo Way

@apenkop @hoergen do we want another rainforest that captures excess water from melting icecaps and provides increased biodiversity?

The only problem is that this shift in the Sahara desert is likely to change the climate of places downwind.

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Show threadBenedikt Neuzweig3d ago
@nowayeast @apenkop @hoergen for Europe this will be a net benefit as the Sahara winds are causing many problems at the moment. It also helps save the gulf stream by cooling down the gulf of Mexico via regreening Texan and Mexican deserts.