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Re:The Supervolcano Under Yellowstone Is Alive and Kicking by dchapp on Saturday August 29, 2015 @01:18PM (#10140685)
I'm not convinced wind farms wouldn't be affected as well.

With an ash cloud large and dense enough to restrict that much sunlight, wouldn't we also get a different distribution of warmed land and therefore different wind patterns?

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Re:The Supervolcano Under Yellowstone Is Alive and Kicking by chiph on Saturday August 29, 2015 @07:53PM (#10141774)
Don't forget the abrasive qualities of volcanic ash. The blade surfaces would be eroded, and the internal bearings supporting the blade, the multiplier gears, and generator inside would quickly become trashed.
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