Wind turbines shrink alpine diversity

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In 2023, over 40% of European wind farms were installed in alpine habitats, and research shows they can cut alpine meadow species diversity by up to 5% per megawatt. Alpine Plant Dynamics When I first visited a wind-farm-lined ridge in the Austrian Alps, the turbines loomed like metal sentinels over the fragile meadow. The sheer scale of the installations surprised me, but the data painted a clearer picture. The 2023 IRENA report notes that more than 40% of European wind . . .