wind farms heating up the earth??

[elwood]

I found this article and was curious if anybody living near a wind farm had any knowledge about this.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/30/wind-farms-are-warming-earth-researchers-say/

 

[DeniseCharleson]

They're bringing warmer air down during times of an inversion, just as wind machines do for orchards and vineyards during spring freezes, to prevent frost damage. They are "warming a small piece of ground," not "warming the earth."

 

[Wannabefree]

I dunno that i'd consider it a small piece of ground...lots of those wind farms are huge and could affect large areas. Just my opinion.

 

[Mr.Andersson]

I dunno that i'd consider it a small piece of ground...lots of those wind farms are huge and could affect large areas. Just my opinion.

IMO, our urban footprint does the same thing, we build a road, house, etc, it all has an impact on the environment. Localized warming is all though, I believe the cycles of the sun have more to do with the larger picture of global warming.

 

[Wannabefree]

I don't really believe in "global warming" as it is most often described. I do believe the sun accounts for most, but I think it's just normal cyclic activity myself. Yeah we contribute a few degrees here or there in urban areas, but I think the big picture is it's all the suns fault Who knows...years ago we were gonna freeze to death by now They'll change their minds again soon and we can worry about something new

 

[MorelCabin]

Yup, they'll always have us worrying about something...if we let them

 

[k15n1]

Dams have an effect on everything downstream, so I'm not surprised that windmills have an effect.

This article highlights the fallacy of composition---what's good for individuals may not be good for a group. A windmill on your property probably won't disrupt weather, but thousands of huge windmills probably will. Peeing on a tree isn't a problem, but a city without sewers is a disaster.

I'm an advocate for the other alternative energy---people power. If we had a better idea how much energy was needed to keep up with so-called modern lifestyles, I think we'd re-consider many of our activities.

 

[DeniseCharleson]

The surface of the earth is approximately 500,000,000 square km. What percentage of that do you estimate is affected by bringing down air that is 1-2C warmer than the surface, for a few hours of the early morning, on some days?

 

[Wannabefree]

The surface of the earth is approximately 500,000,000 square km. What percentage of that do you estimate is affected by bringing down air that is 1-2C warmer than the surface, for a few hours of the early morning, on some days?

Depends on where you live, here, is 0% affected, but right by the wind farms I'm guessing 100%

 

[DeniseCharleson]

The surface of the earth is approximately 500,000,000 square km. What percentage of that do you estimate is affected by bringing down air that is 1-2C warmer than the surface, for a few hours of the early morning, on some days?

Depends on where you live, here, is 0% affected, but right by the wind farms I'm guessing 100%

Then the wind farms aren't "heating up the earth."