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"Right now, people in coastal China are fleeing successive typhoons. Parts of
the Philippines are awash.
Typhoons are intense circular storms, which Australians know as tropical
cyclones and Americans call hurricanes. Damage from cyclones has increased
sevenfold since the 1980s, even as death tolls fell dramatically. In the 2010s,
tropical cyclones did A$872 billion worth of damage globally.
Why? Our world has more heat in the oceans and atmosphere, which can
supercharge cyclones. A cyclone is a heat engine, transferring heat from warm
ocean water up into colder layers of the atmosphere. More heat in the system
means more intense heat engines.
No wonder there’s been renewed interest in Cold War era experiments in weather
control. While early efforts had little success, our new research evaluates
other methods of weakening these storms by pumping up cold water from the
depths or spreading particles in the lower atmosphere to reduce incoming heat
and encourage early rainfall. But these techniques could have unexpected – or
even dangerous – side effects."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
