Wind and solar farms offer an unexpected benefit to the Sahara Desert: More water
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A new study reveals that wind and solar farms increase local precipitation and plant growth in the Sahara desert. The results suggest a positive impact on regional climate processes, with potential to produce minimal climate change at continental scales.
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- Wind and solar farms offer an unexpected benefit to the Sahara Desert: More water American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Sep 6, 2018 · first to report
- Large wind and solar farms in the Sahara would increase heat, rain, vegetation University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau · Sep 6, 2018
- Large-scale wind and solar farms in the Sahara would increase rain and vegetation University of Maryland · Sep 7, 2018