Large wind and solar farms in the Sahara would increase heat, rain, vegetation

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Large wind and solar farms in the Sahara would increase heat, rain, vegetation
September 6, 2018, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
   by Eviatar Bach CC BY 4.0

Wind and solar farms are known to have local effects on heat, humidity and other factors that may be beneficial—or detrimental—to the regions in which they are situated. A new climate-modeling study finds that a massive wind and solar installation in the Sahara Desert and neighboring Sahel would increase local temperature, precipitation and vegetation. Overall, the researchers report, the effects would likely benefit the region.

The study, reported in the journal Science, is among the first to model the climate effects of wind and solar installations while taking into account how vegetation responds to changes in heat and precipitation, said lead author Yan Li, a postdoctoral researcher in natural resources and environmental sciences at the University of Illinois.


Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-09-large-solar-farms-sahara-vegetation.html#jCp

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But where would they send their bounty of energy?

I can just see the massive delicate solar panels and wind blades covered up entirely by one good sandstorm