<![CDATA[Solar panels are creating an unexpected effect by forming rainfall clouds and thriving oases in the middle of the desert]]>Solar panels are creating an unexpected effect by forming rainfall clouds and thriving oases in the middle of the desert


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The article published in Science has detailed how massive solar arrays in the Sahara Desert have started to trigger increased rainfall and vegetation growth.

They drastically lower the temperature around the sand that they sit on, effectively “greening” the desert. As the warm air around the panels has nowhere else to go but up, they naturally form massive rainclouds in a part of the world known for its dryness.

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