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Wind speeds in Kansas show slow down, study says
How about this for a new state slogan: Kansas, not as windy as you think?
A study of long-term wind speed trends suggests just that - winds across the United States, in Kansas and a few other states in particular, have been steadily decreasing since 1973. The study, to be published in August in the Journal of Geophysical Research, is the first of its kind in the U.S.
Using data from wind monitors, the study found that winds had slowed across the U.S. by about 10 percent over 30 years.
July 20, 2009
by Emily Van Zandt and Karen Dillon
in Kansas City Star
How about this for a new state slogan: Kansas, not as windy as you think?
A study of long-term wind speed trends suggests just that - winds across the United States, in Kansas and a few other states in particular, have been steadily decreasing since 1973. The study, to be published in August in the Journal of Geophysical Research, is the first of its kind in the U.S.
Using data from wind monitors, the study found that winds had slowed across the U.S. by about 10 percent over 30 years.
While Missouri winds have shown only modest changes, Kansas winds have slowed by... [continue via Web link]
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