Eggborough and Drax Power Stations
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Eggborough and Drax Power Stations by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Eggborough and Drax Power Stations
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 27 Dec 2011
Taken to show how these large power stations can affect local weather conditions. On this day, the cloud formed from the heat produced by Eggborough was streaming directly towards Drax, where it was boosted by the even larger cloud from that station. Downwind of Drax there would have been a cloud at least 20km long which would have deprived many people of the sunshine on that day.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.701292
Longitude
-1.134001