Yesterday's Orlando Sentinel ran an article on some folks' ingenious ideas on how to destroy hurricanes. I'm all for innovation and new ideas but I'm not sure about the following.
Kitty Litter - We all know kitty litter absorbs moisture. But hurricane experts estimate that It would take at least 100,000 tons of litter to do the job and just getting it to the eye of the hurricane would be a logistical nightmare.
Iceberg - Since hurricanes require warm air, tow an iceberg into the path of the storm.
Giant Mirrors - Put the mirrors on orbiting space satellites to redirect sunlight.
Giant Fans - Put them on barges to blow storms apart.
Nuke 'Em - Nuclear bombs were the most popular suggestion. ( I can't image what could possibly go wrong here!)
Here's my suggestion: Why don't we continue to learn how to live with the hurricanes? In some places thousands of people die in hurricanes each year, but here the average is 20. That's because we have put in place many safeguards and we (well, most of us) respect the power of hurricanes. I think one day soon we will see almost no loss of life due to storms.
Besides, it's not good to mess with Mother Nature. We have hurricanes for a reason. Maybe what Stephen Corbett says is true:
All weather is sin related!
Actually, I think, and sincerely hope, that he's kidding.
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Kitty Litter - We all know kitty litter absorbs moisture. But hurricane experts estimate that It would take at least 100,000 tons of litter to do the job and just getting it to the eye of the hurricane would be a logistical nightmare.
Iceberg - Since hurricanes require warm air, tow an iceberg into the path of the storm.
Giant Mirrors - Put the mirrors on orbiting space satellites to redirect sunlight.
Giant Fans - Put them on barges to blow storms apart.
Nuke 'Em - Nuclear bombs were the most popular suggestion. ( I can't image what could possibly go wrong here!)
Here's my suggestion: Why don't we continue to learn how to live with the hurricanes? In some places thousands of people die in hurricanes each year, but here the average is 20. That's because we have put in place many safeguards and we (well, most of us) respect the power of hurricanes. I think one day soon we will see almost no loss of life due to storms.
Besides, it's not good to mess with Mother Nature. We have hurricanes for a reason. Maybe what Stephen Corbett says is true:
All weather is sin related!
Actually, I think, and sincerely hope, that he's kidding.
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