San Gorgonio wind farm linked to localized temperature shifts in California desert
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The San Gorgonio wind farm in California's desert has grown so large that it's causing localized climate shifts — cooling daytime temperatures and warming nighttime temperatures in the immediate area. The article explores how the turbines' physical presence and operation are altering local environmental physics, though the content appears to be an incomplete excerpt rather than a full analysis.
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bskySan Gorgonio wind farm linked to localized temperature shifts in California desertecoportal.netKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe land under the blades started behaving erratically.
Suddenly, the turbines weren't just harvesting the wind anymore. The actual physics of the environment were shifting.
How did the farm end up changing the climate so drastically?
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