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t1_je7wxt4 wrote

I’ve lived here my whole life but not really paid attention to wind MPH. Is this typical for our area, or is it getting worse because of climate change?

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OP t1_je7xbel wrote

Possibly getting worse. More powerful storms and more extreme temperature differences can cause more strong winds.

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t1_je83jen wrote

Greenland melting could be a cause. It can cause a weaker Gulf Stream, without the heat from the Gulf moving north via water, it will over land. That will cause it to pass over us and make these wind events with stronger differences between hot and cold.

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t1_je8m9vy wrote

I live on top of a hill, wind events are common here. But I get significantly less power outages now than I did a decade ago.

I duno of it means infrastructure has improved or I've been more lucky recently.

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