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Wind Turbines Could Tame Hurricanes

2014-02-26 19:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RedOrbit: In addition to providing a renewable source of energy and reducing societys carbon footprint, wind turbines may provide the added benefit of taming the power of a hurricane. According to a new study in the journal Nature Climate Change, thousands of offshore wind turbines could diminish hurricanes` wind speeds, wave heights and storm surge. "We found that when wind turbines are present, they slow down the outer rotation winds of a hurricane," said study author Mark Z. Jacobsen, a professor...

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