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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
The sun's energy that hits the Earth in ONE HOUR is enough to power the entire world for ONE YEAR.
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That gives a rather exaggerated idea of the amount of energy actually available, because a lot of it is already being used, to run things like photosynthesis and atmospheric/hydrospheric circulation.
It's also quite misleading to suggest that winds completely even out over large areas, because there are significant daily & seasonal changes, plus changes due to large-scale weather systems.