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Phage · 09-05-2005, 02:34 PM

Hurricanes are driven by temperature differences over huge expanses of the ocean; not only is the area large but the total energy in the equation is massive. A category 5 hurricane has an energy conversion rate of around "600 billion kilowatts, equal to about 200 times the world's electrical generating capacity, or 10 Hiroshima-size bombs exploding every second." (http://starbulletin.com/2005/09/04/business/brill.html)

Basically, we don't have the power much less the ability to properly apply it. A better application of effort would be to start building things above sea level.

09-05-2005, 02:34 PM	#25 (permalink)
Phage Insane	Hurricanes are driven by temperature differences over huge expanses of the ocean; not only is the area large but the total energy in the equation is massive. A category 5 hurricane has an energy conversion rate of around "600 billion kilowatts, equal to about 200 times the world's electrical generating capacity, or 10 Hiroshima-size bombs exploding every second." (http://starbulletin.com/2005/09/04/business/brill.html) Basically, we don't have the power much less the ability to properly apply it. A better application of effort would be to start building things above sea level.