Why don't we try to destroy tropical cyclones by nuking them?

Re:Why don't we try to destroy tropical cyclones by nuking t... by narag on Saturday July 11, 2009 @07:16AM (#699072)

If cyclons produce so much energy, the question should be how do we capture it, not how to destroy them.

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Re:Why don't we try to destroy tropical cyclones by nuking t... by DrJokepu on Saturday July 11, 2009 @07:54AM (#699084)

Needless to say that hurricans, of course, ultimately get their energy from sunlight. As you can see, solar power is tremendous and got quite some potential, we should really concentrate on developing better means to more efficiently harvest the radiation of our stellar neighbour.

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Re:Why don't we try to destroy tropical cyclones by nuking t... by randallsquared on Saturday July 11, 2009 @09:12AM (#699131)

Better means would be nice, but aren't necessary: solar power satellites are well within current tech, and enough of them to power the entire US would have cost less than the Iraq War, assuming prize-funding rather than NASA.

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Re:Why don't we try to destroy tropical cyclones by nuking t... by holygoat on Saturday July 11, 2009 @12:37PM (#699343)

I totally read "Cylons". The sentence was consequently awesome.

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Re:Why don't we try to destroy tropical cyclones by nuking t... by rglovejoy on Saturday July 11, 2009 @11:44AM (#699284)

See http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/C5f.html

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