But What If We Want To Control The Weather?
from the good-question dept
With all of these hurricanes, it seems that "controlling the weather" is suddenly a hot topic. A few weeks ago we wrote about historical attempts to control the weather (they weren't very successful). However, now, MSNBC is looking at new efforts to control the weather. The beginning of the article notes that right now the focus is (and should be) more on using technology to better predict and respond to natural disasters -- but there are some who are still looking into ways to have more control over the weather. Of course, many people fear that such things will set off a chain reaction of unintended consequences that will be anything but healthy. However, the supporters of weather control point out that we're already impacting the weather and climate with many of our activities -- and research into weather control might also help us to better understand the impact of other activities.
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There has to be a balance..
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Re: There has to be a balance..
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Weather control.
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Tackle Causes, not Symptoms
1) Don't live in stupid places, like below sea level, on top of a mine, or right on the beach.
2) In dangerous places, e.g. earthquake zones, enforce sensible building codes.
3) Don't make weather-effects worse by cutting down forests or stopping flood plains from flooding.
Weather is to be enjoyed, and if anyone tries to spoil it they'd better have very good insurance against lawsuits.
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Re: Tackle Causes, not Symptoms
-NonDeskript
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Re: Tackle Causes, not Symptoms
Never been a substantial earthquake around here. Hurricanes and the like are meaningless here. The occaisional tornado runs near here. But, there is a reason why tornados never hit major cities. See the original post for some insights there.
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Re: Tackle Causes, not Symptoms
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Weather Control?
Moving Rita, and the US Weather Modification Bill
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Re: Weather Control?
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Climate Change
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