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- From: ssave@ole.cdac.com (Shailendra Save)
- Newsgroups: sci.environment
- Subject: Re: Neutralizing hurricanes
- Message-ID: <1992Sep10.174052.27119@ole.cdac.com>
- Date: 10 Sep 92 17:40:52 GMT
- Article-I.D.: ole.1992Sep10.174052.27119
- References: <9209091431.AA20467@neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov> <1992Sep10.051801.22738@edsi.plexus.COM>
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- In article <1992Sep10.051801.22738@edsi.plexus.COM> grimmund@edsi.plexus.COM (Grimmund Blackwing) writes:
- >
- >I can conceed that it may be very possible for the human race to
- >take preventative measures against hurricanes, perhaps even
- >destroying them once started. I question whether or not we will
- >be able to predict even the simplest of the long term ecological
- >effects of such action. Like it or not, hurricanes are an
- >intregal part of local ecosystems and the entire northern
- >hemisphere's weather systems. Though blowing up an oil tanker in
- >just the right spot may seem like an interesting idea, wouldn't
- >preventative measures in construction and evacuation on the
- >mainland be a bit more ecologically conscious?
- >
- >doctor@edsi.plexus.com
-
-
- Yes, if you could mobilise 300,000 troops in 24hours, why is it
- not possible to do the same in moving out 1/2 the number of civilians
- out of an area in twice that amount of time?
-
- If we can afford to pay 60billion in one war over 15 days, why is
- it taking twice that time to cough up 3 billion in getting aid to the
- hurricane disaster victims?
-
- The world is a crazy place, just learn to live with it.
-
- -S
- ssave@ole.cdac.com
-