Well, according to the Telegraph's excitable headline writers they do! However, the truth is less dramatic and more interesting – as was revealed if you struggled to the bottom of the story.
According to research summarised in Ars Technica,
... turbines can modify the "transfer of energy, momentum, mass, and moisture within the atmosphere." After looking at satellite temperature data, the authors of the study conclude that all this transferring has a notable impact: areas containing wind turbines have been seeing their nighttime temperatures warm up [whereas] daytime temperatures were largely unaffected.
Whereas Ars Technia got it right with its ...
Turning up the heat: wind farms lead to local nighttime warming
... the Telegraph's
Wind farms can cause climate change, finds new study
was drop-dead disingenuous. Question is: was this done on purpose?
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