How Wind Turbines Affect Your (Very) Local Weather

The giant wind turbines cropping up on ridges, shorelines and other windy locales across the world affect more than the wind--they are also changing local temperatures, notes a new study. That's likely because the enormous blades chop up the incoming wind and thereby more thoroughly mix different layers of the atmosphere. According to temperature readings from one of the oldest wind farms in the U.S., near Palm Springs, Calif., the turbines make it warmer at night and cooler during the day, generally speaking. [More] Wind - Wind turbine - United States - Wind farm - Energy

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