Re: Controlling hurricanes

Michael S. Lorrey (retroman@turbont.net)
Fri, 17 Sep 1999 09:19:56 -0400

Zeb Haradon wrote:
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> What exactly causes a hurricane to move in a certain direction? Redirecting
> it might be feasible.
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Yeah, as I said last night, using high and low pressure systems as billiard balls to direct the system might be feasible. A hurricane/cyclone/etc. is essentially a gyroscope. You can use high pressure systems to make it precess according to the right hand rule...

Mike Lorrey