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Re:Research suggests wind energy may have serious consequenc... by dmichulke on Friday October 05, 2018 @02:33AM (#18146125)
There's not enough detail in the article to really judge what's going on but I suppose the local rise of temperature is due to

- wind flows getting redirected, so no chilling effect from wind. However, this would also mean no warming effect from warm winds, so why is this not net neutral?

- heat generated through friction (wind on the blades, generator heat), however that would als imply that somewhere else there is less heat generated through friction, so why is this not net neutral either?

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Re:Research suggests wind energy may have serious consequenc... by manicdee on Saturday October 06, 2018 @05:19AM (#18154270)
And the land clearing, concerting, roads and large structures converting sunlight into local heat. Removing vegetation is probably the greatest single increase in local temperatures.
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