Hydro turbines also in Evia: What causes the phenomenon

Sightings of water turbines are common in Evia, on the fringes of the bad weather that occurs on the island.

The new bad weather expected to hit Evia again is behind a breathtaking hydro turbine.

A black cloud appears to have risen from the sea and becomes one with the gray sky covering the area as the hydro turbine rises and begins its whirl.

The phenomenon was observed in particular in Vlachia Evia with not one but two hydro turbines being noted, as shown in the relevant photo, in the area.

What is a hydro turbine?

The water tornado phenomenon appears quite often now in the coastal areas of the country and according to experts it is due to global warming.

We will see it on very hot and humid days and it is the vortex between a “storm cloud” and the surface of the sea.

The main cause of this phenomenon is the large temperature difference between water surfaces and upper atmospheric layers.

Although weaker than tornadoes, a hydro-turbine exhibits wind speeds of over 100 km per hour. But when it reaches land, it evaporates.

The most hydro-turbines are observed near the tropics and less often in the mid-latitudes and their appearance is due, according to experts, mainly to global warming.

A tornado forms over land and is essentially a vertical column of atmospheric air that exhibits intense rotation and extends from the base of a storm’s clouds toward the ground, showing the characteristic funnel.

If a tornado occurs over the sea it is called a hydro tornado while smaller tornadoes can appear over desert areas or flat areas covered by soil, taking the name dust devils.

With information from evima.gr