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...