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June 30, 2009

New studies suggest wind speed is slowing in the U.S.

  • Wind speeds seem to be falling mostly along and east of the Mississippi River.
    • By SETH BORENSTEIN
    AP Science Writer

    WASHINGTON — The wind, a favorite power source of the green energy movement, seems to be dying down across the United States. And the cause, ironically, may be global warming — the very problem wind power seeks to address.

    The idea that winds may be slowing is still a speculative one, and scientists disagree whether that is happening. But a first-of-its-kind study suggests that average and peak wind speeds have been noticeably slowing since 1973, especially in the Midwest and the East.


     
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