hoergen3d ago

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

#Erneuerbare #Renewable #GoodNews
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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 threadts 🚇3d ago
@hoergen anyone have a link to the Science article? Couldn’t find it here
Show threadrubbel3d ago
@tsyum @hoergen https://www.science.org/content/article/massive-solar-farms-could-provoke-rainclouds-desert
Show threadSusi3d ago

@rubbel @tsyum @hoergen

The photo posted doesn’t seem to be associated with the article. Did I miss something?

Show threadts 🚇2d ago
@Susibryant in this case I don’t think it matters whether the photo is a specific example of what they’re talking about
Show threadRobyn
@tsyum
I think it does. And I'm quite saddened that it's the click baity fluffy worded article with the unrelated at best/possibly artificially generated image that's getting so much traction here.
@Susibryant
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