Scientists are looking into ways to weaken hurricanes early on.
Hurricane Michael is expected to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to Florida’s Gulf Coast.
As heavy winds from Hurricane Michael begin to lash Florida’s Gulf Coast, forecasters are urging residents of the panhandle, Big Bend, and Nature Coast to prepare for life-threatening storm surge and flooding.
With so much potential devastation, one may wonder whether anything can be done to stop Michael in its tracks.
It’s quite a daunting challenge, given that the average hurricane’s wind energy equals about half of the world’s electricity production in a year. The energy it releases as it forms clouds is 200 times the world’s annual electricity use.
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