Oh Great...Global Warming is Slowing Wind Speeds

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evlPanda
evlPanda
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NSW, 9207 posts
18 Jun 2009 1:37pm
"In the first study of it's kind, scientists have determined that Americas winds are have slowed dramatically since their recorded peak in the 1970's. In some parts of the Midwest, average peak wind speeds have dropped as much as 10%."

http://www.ecogeek.org/component/content/article/2806
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18 Jun 2009 12:12pm
And wind power has a cubic relationship to wind speed.. so that's 30% less power.

I was a bit sus about "average peak" which sounds a bit like "usually sometimes", and "mostly certain", but it turns out that it was a misquote of the source which reads "average and peak".
Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse
WA
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WA, 592 posts
23 Jun 2009 1:26pm
Hopefully we'll see an increase of 10% on this side of the world then

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