Wind power is an environmentally safe way to help us create power. Wind farms are very common throughout Europe. These are also located on the coastlines of New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Delaware on dry lands and other places in the United States. This week, I read an article about how offshore wind power could affect currents and therefore affect marine life. What the scientists are thinking in this article is that when wind farms are converted from dry land to the water, they should be studied carefully. The wind blows more on the sea and could affect the tides. The Norwegian scientist, Goran Brostorm, says, “I think you will see a large effect over time. You will get more plankton blooming, and you will see more vibrant life overall at that place.” I think he is trying to say that with the wind farms in the ocean more life will occur. For example, if the number of plankton increase then the whales will have more to eat and the whale life could increase. This can happen with any kind of species with the wind farms in the ocean. There could also be a negative side effect. Plankton can also cause toxic red tides and could suck the oxygen from the water which could be bad. Overall, Brostrom’s cautions that anything can happen and this phenomena should be studied carefully.
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