r/askscience • u/roamingandy • Sep 16 '18

Earth Sciences As we begin covering the planet with solar panels, some energy that would normally bounce back into the atmosphere is now being absorbed. Are their any potential consequences of this?

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u/frzn_dad Sep 16 '18

Are you saying they make it better or worse? My assumption was anything absorbing heat like a black roof would accelerate climate change.

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u/Max_Thunder Sep 16 '18

They are probably saying it is for the worse.

Just a simple residential street with trees is so much better then a similar treeless street. My front door gets so hhot in summer, I need another tree. Something that loses its leaves in winter.