Two of Google's finest, Fernanda B. Viégas and Martin Wattenberg, have created an interactive map of the country's wind energy that is both hypnotic and hopeful. The map uses data from the National Digital Forecast Database to provide hourly visual updates of wind patterns and speed across the U.S.
The creators made the map to illustrate that "an invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us—energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future." That's the hopeful part. Looking at all of the wind energy churning around the country is enough to make anyone excited about installing wind turbines wherever we can.
Click the map above to see the windiness real time :o)
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That was cool... I got to imagine myself sailing on the solar winds across the country like I did when I was a young boy... It would be awesome to paraglide the country on these patterns..!
ReplyDeleteThat is a neat graphic. amazing. What fun to watch and figure the mountain ranges and their affect on the wind. Sure changes the direction.
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