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I don't think anyone's mentioned this yet, but do we really want to stop a hurricane after it's been formed? What I mean is that everything on this planet happens for a reason and why should we destroy something that Mother Nature thought was necessary. Yes, hurricanes are destructive; yes, people die; yes, it costs us millions or billions to rebuild, but that's all part of living on a dynamic planet.
All that energy has to go somewhere. If we start destroying hurricanes maybe the activity in Tornado Alley will increase tenfold. Or maybe the intensity and duration of thunderstorms in North America will increase.
Our time and money is better spent on making sure buildings/levies/etc. can withstand the next Cat. 5 hurricane that blows by.
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