Global ‘Stilling’: Is Climate Change Slowing Down the Wind?
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Photo caption: A wind turbine on Scotland’s Shetland Islands during a wind drought last September. Photo credit: William Edwards / AFP via Getty Images. Article bySeptember 13, 2022.
As carbon dioxide levels rise and the Earth’s poles warm, researchers are predicting a decline in the planet’s wind speeds. This ‘stilling’ could impact wind energy production and plant growth and might even affect the Gulf Stream, which drives much of the world’s climate. […]