A viral Facebook post claims that solar farms will turn into 'thunderstorm and tornado incubators and magnets.' This claim is false.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Facebook post shared over 100,000 times claims that solar farms will become"thunderstorm and tornado incubators and magnets." Is it true? We're here toDr. Chuck Kutscher, Fellow and Senior Research Associate, University of Colorado Boulder Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute.Do solar farms cause thunderstorms and tornadoes?A viral Facebook post claims that solar farms will turn into"thunderstorm and tornado incubators and magnets.
Kutscher also noted that conventional fossil fuel plants emit far more heat and moisture than solar farms, yet they do not cause thunderstorms or tornadoes."If the small amount of heat from a solar farm could affect the weather, then we would expect to see even more significant impacts from conventional power plants, which we do not," he adds.The word"tornado" is misspelled.
The poster’s credentials, including claims of being a rocket scientist and working on the space shuttle, could not be verified through LinkedIn or relevant publications.
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