Scientists See Cooling Pumps as Way to Tame Hurricanes

Two New Jersey scientists believe they may have found a way to tame hurricanes.

Their concept would take some of the punch out of hurricanes by cooling a vast area of the ocean ahead of a storm, depriving it of fuel and sparing lives and property along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

Their idea, using millions of pumps, stems from the knowledge that only a few degrees can spell the difference between a tropical storm that dumps a lot of rain, and a killer hurricane with downpours, punishing winds and damaging surf. The warmer the ocean below a gathering storm, the more power it will pack.

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