Can we distroy twister/hurricane ?

[EightySix Four]

I once read up on a technology they used to dissipate rain clouds, not sure about hurricanes. What they did was they flew over the cloud in an airplane and dropped a special substance on to it, the substance absorbed the moisture in the air and fell in to the ocean as a bio-degradable gel. It was done a few years back and stunned alot of meteorologists in florida when they saw a large cloud suddenly diassapear, since they had not been informed of the research. I'll see if I can find the paper anywhere.

 

[ReiAyanami]

salting the clouds? it would take way too many planes and all the salt in the oceans, plus it'd be tuff finding that many pilots willing to fly above/thru a hurricane

 

[EightySix Four]

In essense yes, but the substance allowed for a huge amount of water to be absorbed per pound. I wouldn't ever think they'd use it for a hurricane or anything near that large, but for smaller storm systems, it's a possibility

 

[natto fire]

LOL, this thread is really funny. I hope that most of these responses aren't seriously thinking these are good ideas even if they would work. It isn't enough that we control almost every aspect of this planet, now we have to control the weather too?

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

Someone's at it right now:

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...y=y&keyword1=idiot

 

[Tenchi4U]

it could probably be done, but you would need a system akin to the ICARUS satellite from that 007 movie. You could use a concentrated reflection of sunlight to heat any amount of water or air.

of course I have no clue what I'm talking about, so maybe not

 

[EightySix Four]

Hahahaha.... Guess that it won't work on large storms

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Tenchi4U
it could probably be done, but you would need a system akin to the ICARUS satellite from that 007 movie. You could use a concentrated reflection of sunlight to heat any amount of water or air.

of course I have no clue what I'm talking about, so maybe not

Yup, no clue... your idea would strengthen the hurricane It's warm water that fuels the hurricane.

 

[DonPMitchell]

There was something called Project Stormfury that tried to modify hurricanes with cloud seeding in the core. And another project for military use, like turning hurricanes towards Cuba, with cloud seeding and oil slicks and stuff. I don't think it worked.

From what I've found on the power output of a typical hurricane, its works out to 12,000 megatons per day. I don't think it would notice a few atomic bombs being set off.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Bombs aren't the answer. You need to think about what causes a hurricane and get to the root of it. Trying to stop hurricanes with bombs is like a little kid trying to stop tap water by slicing through the flow with his hands.

 

[effee]

Just say please...

 

[tinyabs]

The only effective way is to buy insurance and run away.

 

[DrPizza]

Hmmm.... suppose we pushed some enormous icebergs into its path?
I recall reading at some point where they planned (or actually did) to tow iceburgs to supply fresh water.

Of course, that would mean planning ahead... way ahead... and having iceburgs on the way before the storms even formed.

It's an expensive proposition, but compared to the losses in a hurricane - would it be worth it?

 

[Tiamat]

wouldnt the icebergs lower the temperature of the ocean water causing other problems?

 

[DrPizza]

Sure. But would the other problems be as extensive as the problems caused by the hurricane?

Or, to use a poor analogy... if your house is on fire, doesn't putting it out with water cause other problems such as water damage?

I don't know how expensive it would be to tow an iceberg of this size
(and I'm not going to bother fixing the misspelled "burg" above... please accept my apologies)
But, I certainly think it wouldn't be too hard to figure out how much of something like this would be necessary, and probably, once it's in place, blast it to bits so it covers a wider area.
Something THIS big would be wayyy more than big enough (I'd think)

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Sure. But would the other problems be as extensive as the problems caused by the hurricane?

Or, to use a poor analogy... if your house is on fire, doesn't putting it out with water cause other problems such as water damage?

I don't know how expensive it would be to tow an iceberg of this size
(and I'm not going to bother fixing the misspelled "burg" above... please accept my apologies)
But, I certainly think it wouldn't be too hard to figure out how much of something like this would be necessary, and probably, once it's in place, blast it to bits so it covers a wider area.
Something THIS big would be wayyy more than big enough (I'd think)

Id have to read much more about this. I figured if we messed with the ice caps by pulling off icebergs from them, something like "Day After Tomorrow" might occur. Then again, my knowledge of how the earth works as a complete system is very limited.