Large solar farms could trigger rain in the desert

Re:Large solar farms could trigger rain in the desert by bettercaust on Sunday March 03, 2024 @09:26AM (#39581003)

I wondered if that would be the case. If rain is falling in the desert where it previously didn't, that means rain is not falling elsewhere it previously did.

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Re:Large solar farms could trigger rain in the desert by pbhjpbhj on Sunday March 03, 2024 @10:39AM (#39581511)

Presumably if you can divert rainfall at sea to be rainfall on land then that's better?

As the planet warms, don't we get more rain? (Because there's more evaporation?)

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Re:Large solar farms could trigger rain in the desert by ted_bunny on Monday March 04, 2024 @07:57AM (#39589901)

I'll bet there's some reason that'd be bad too.

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Re:Large solar farms could trigger rain in the desert by pbhjpbhj on Monday March 04, 2024 @11:30AM (#39592278)

I was thinking the water eventually, mostly, makes it to the sea in any case. But, it probably reduces oxygenation of surface water (?) and maybe increases levels of chemical transfer from land to sea? I wouldn't expect either of those to be significant though.

Any thoughts on other possible effects, or is it just a general 'it's probably shit in a way we don't realise' feeling?

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