Scientists Suggest Using Offshore Wind Farms to Prevent Hurricanes

Mila Luleva — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 18:23:39 +0000

“Will wind turbines be destroyed” when a hurricane strikes? This is the question Mark Jacobson, a lead author of a study just published in Nature Climate Change, poses. He refers to offshore wind farms, and based on simulations using a computer model, he claims that turbines at sea could actually prevent the hurricanes from hitting, […]

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Climate Change Means Superstorms Less Likely, Hurricane Devastation More Likely

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 02:37:00 +0000

Despite all the negative press climate change gets, according to new research, catastrophes like Superstorm Sandy may decrease, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday. However, scientists do predict larger hurricanes and more frequent, intense storms – probably Category 3 and higher. New York and the […]

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Scientists Suggest Using Offshore Wind Farms to Prevent Hurricanes

Climate Change Means Superstorms Less Likely, Hurricane Devastation More Likely