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  2. Environmental impact of wind power - Wikipedia

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    Wind turbines have some of the lowest global warming potential per unit of electricity generated: far less greenhouse gas is emitted than for the average unit of electricity, so wind power helps limit climate change. [3] Wind power consumes no fuel, and emits no air pollution, unlike fossil fuel power sources. The energy consumed to manufacture ...

  3. Tropical cyclones and climate change - Wikipedia

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    Climate change may affect tropical cyclones in a variety of ways: an intensification of rainfall and wind speed, a decrease in overall frequency, an increase in frequency of very intense storms and a poleward extension of where the cyclones reach maximum intensity are among the possible consequences of human-induced climate change. [26]

  4. Effects of climate change on oceans - Wikipedia

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    Climate change affects tropical cyclones in a variety of ways: an intensification of rainfall and wind speed, an increase in the frequency of very intense storms and a poleward extension of where the cyclones reach maximum intensity are among the consequences of human-induced climate change.

  5. Human impact on the environment - Wikipedia

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    Wind turbines have some of the lowest global warming potential per unit of electricity generated: far less greenhouse gas is emitted than for the average unit of electricity, so wind power helps limit climate change. [218] Wind power consumes no fuel, and emits no air pollution, unlike fossil fuel power sources. The energy consumed to ...

  6. Geostrophic wind - Wikipedia

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    The geostrophic wind neglects frictional effects, which is usually a good approximation for the synoptic scale instantaneous flow in the midlatitude mid-troposphere. [4] Although ageostrophic terms are relatively small, they are essential for the time evolution of the flow and in particular are necessary for the growth and decay of storms.

  7. How does wind energy affect marine mammals, fish and birds ...

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    U.S. Wind announced $11 million in funding over 10 years to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. How does wind energy affect marine mammals, fish and birds? New studies ...

  8. Ecology - Wikipedia

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    Turbulent forces in air and water affect the environment and ecosystem distribution, form, and dynamics. On a planetary scale, ecosystems are affected by circulation patterns in the global trade winds. Wind power and the turbulent forces it creates can influence heat, nutrient, and biochemical profiles of ecosystems. [112]

  9. January-March Temperature Forecast Features Milder South And ...

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    January forecast trends colder in the Northeast, but milder in the Northwest. Notice how the outlook for January looks a bit different in the northern tier compared to what the overall picture for ...