New Idea! Let's pump cold water to stop hurricanes.

[gatorcane]

David,

The presentation was actually making sense, until he showed where he was going to deploy the pumps. He was grilled on that point

[CHRISTY]

David,

The presentation was actually making sense, until he showed where he was going to deploy the pumps. He was grilled on that point

[gatorcane]

Good one Christy

Are we bored? Yes, bring on Hurricane Season 2006

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Good one Christy

Are we bored? Yes, bring on Hurricane Season 2006

I agree bring it on. We can't live with out tracking tropical cyclones. I'm serious!

[HurricaneHunter914]

I agree! If there are no more strong hurricanes then S2K won't have much to talk about.

[tailgater]

Well, let me throw this one in there and yall tell me if it's Brainstorm or brain fart.

During this time of the year till fall the Miss. river is near or at it's lowest flow which means it's not dumping the cubic tons of cool water into the northern GOM. Now if there was a feasible way to divert LOTS of water from the Great lakes into the Ohio or Miss. rivers we could maybe drop the temps in the northern GOM a couple, three degrees.
Now I know this might only help a little bit, but it might help in others ways.
As i'm typing this I'm thinking of a few reasons it might be shot down.

[HurryKane]

I don't mind the crazy ideas people come up with, because I'm all for creativity.

But what gets my goat is that people think they will WORK and then flog me with Dyn-o-Mat-type stuff for months. No, jet engines on top of the Beau Rivage will not blow a hurricane back out to sea.

[MiamiensisWx]

Your all blinded by your selfish desires to experience hurricanes! Admit to it!


We can end the suffering now if we follow this plan.

Hmm... may that be true, Mr. Florida-will-get-hit-and-we-are-all-doomed-this-year-so-who-cares?

[Weatherfreak000]

Your all blinded by your selfish desires to experience hurricanes! Admit to it!


We can end the suffering now if we follow this plan.

Hmm... may that be true, Mr. Florida-will-get-hit-and-we-are-all-doomed-this-year-so-who-cares?

haha, I don't think I even care to explain myself for this one


Also I never said let's NOT care because Florida is gonna likely get hit by a hurricane. I was just saying let's NOT make 10 topics discussing the probability because damn WE ALL KNOW Florida has at least a 60% to hit by a tropical system.

[Thierry_Gironde]

I am really torn by such ideas. Certainly it is a noble cause to reduce if not completely remove the potential for catastrophic losses--both in human and economic terms--but tropical cyclones exist as cogs in a wider machine, they no doubt serve some kind of purpose within the workings of the atmosphere and the Earth. How would this modification affect the rest of this machine?

Ideas like this don't seem to address the problem. The issue is not powerful hurricanes striking land, the issue is, rather, people building and living in vulnerable areas. It is unavoidable, people living in places like barrier islands.

Is it not then, a better idea to fund and research better ways of building and living in hurricane prone areas? We know only so much about the way the natural world works, but we know a lot about our structures and lives. It seems a better use of time and money to figure out ways to make our populations safer and better prepared than to modify, with unknown ramifications, an aspect of nature that regardless of humanity, will form and act by its own rules and accord.

[MiamiensisWx]

haha, I don't think I even care to explain myself for this one


Also I never said let's NOT care because Florida is gonna likely get hit by a hurricane. I was just saying let's NOT make 10 topics discussing the probability because damn WE ALL KNOW Florida has at least a 60% to hit by a tropical system.

OK... no harm done. Also, I do care about saving lives. Also, quit saying people (like me) want a hurricane to hit an area. I just don't think preventing hurricanes is one of the better ways to save lives, and some of those hurricane control ideas may be next to impossible, in my opinion. That is why I think at least some of them are silly. I think better building styles, forecasting, and preparations are a better key. That's all. Can you please try to sound a little less accusing and actually listen to what people are saying? Thanks. That's all!

I just don't like quotes like this...

Your all blinded by your selfish desires to experience hurricanes! Admit to it!


We can end the suffering now if we follow this plan.

Thanks for listening.

I am really torn by such ideas. Certainly it is a noble cause to reduce if not completely remove the potential for catastrophic losses--both in human and economic terms--but tropical cyclones exist as cogs in a wider machine, they no doubt serve some kind of purpose within the workings of the atmosphere and the Earth. How would this modification affect the rest of this machine?

Ideas like this don't seem to address the problem. The issue is not powerful hurricanes striking land, the issue is, rather, people building and living in vulnerable areas. It is unavoidable, people living in places like barrier islands.

Is it not then, a better idea to fund and research better ways of building and living in hurricane prone areas? We know only so much about the way the natural world works, but we know a lot about our structures and lives. It seems a better use of time and money to figure out ways to make our populations safer and better prepared than to modify, with unknown ramifications, an aspect of nature that regardless of humanity, will form and act by its own rules and accord.

I agree. Very well-said.

[Weatherfreak000]

I am listening to what your saying, your problem you don't listen to what OTHER people say.

So let me refresh this, I was joking. I don't ACTUALLY believe pumping fresh water into the Gulf is a good idea. That's ridiculous. I believe I allready made that clear. So there is no reason for you or anyone else to bring up personal issues over me because if you have a problem with what I say i'll gladly bring it up with you in PM.


Despite that I have to reiterate, reading my previous posts would have likely saved you this trouble, I suggest you look into that next time.

[MiamiensisWx]

OK... thanks for telling me. No harm done!