tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post112749139371459684..comments2023-10-10T08:02:18.073-04:00Comments on Rationally Speaking: Shall we start a war on the weather?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1128305653378839412005-10-02T22:14:00.000-04:002005-10-02T22:14:00.000-04:00Bill, good point. That was a direct quote from the...Bill, good point. That was a direct quote from the linked article. I doubled checked, and they got it wrong. Thanks for the correction.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1128304149528547662005-10-02T21:49:00.000-04:002005-10-02T21:49:00.000-04:00I'm surprised to see you, a scientist, using the w...I'm surprised to see you, a scientist, using the watt as a unit of energy. The watt is a unit of power. Energy, which is power applied over time, is expressed in joules (watt-seconds).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1127927890996181732005-09-28T13:18:00.000-04:002005-09-28T13:18:00.000-04:00Israel Developing Technology to Reduce Hurricane D...Israel Developing Technology to Reduce Hurricane Damage <BR/><BR/>http://www.arutzsheva.org/news.php3<BR/>?id=90316Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1127879124676046042005-09-27T23:45:00.000-04:002005-09-27T23:45:00.000-04:00Another thing, which several "letters to the edito...Another thing, which several "letters to the editor" after that Sci Am article also pointed out: even if there is indeed a feasible way to avert hurricanes and the like, <B>should</B> we do it? What would be the consequences for climate? We can't predict that, climate is a complex system, not by accident a very cited text book example for chaos theory.<BR/><BR/>But seems like hurricanes bring an enormous amount of water and heat to the continental US, I guess everyone would agree. What would happen if we somehow stopped this flow of energy and water? I would think the consequences of NOT having the hurricanes might be much worse than the destruction they cause. <BR/><BR/>Well, easy to talk when I'm not one of those on the monster's path (at least most of the time), but food for thought nonetheless...<BR/><BR/>JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1127832990664060052005-09-27T10:56:00.000-04:002005-09-27T10:56:00.000-04:00Excellent point about the manifest ideological use...Excellent point about the manifest ideological use of science by Bush (he ain't the only politician to do that, of course).<BR/><BR/>What happened to your friend? My father must have had a similar thought process, but unfortunately he didn't survive it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1127563396968387782005-09-24T08:03:00.000-04:002005-09-24T08:03:00.000-04:00Scientific American had an article called Controll...Scientific American had an article called Controlling Hurricanes in its October 2004 issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1127497091440605002005-09-23T13:38:00.000-04:002005-09-23T13:38:00.000-04:00So be it, what are we going to do, start a war on ...<I>So be it, what are we going to do, start a war on geophysics? :-)</I><BR/><BR/>Well, I suppose if you can declare war on a nebulous entity like "terrorism", you can do the same for geophysics.<BR/><BR/>Of course, there's no real need to worry. The Rapture will happen way before anything sinks below sea level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1127495047978688132005-09-23T13:04:00.000-04:002005-09-23T13:04:00.000-04:00Ah, I knew that was coming! But there are some cru...Ah, I knew that was coming! But there are some crucial differences: first, Venezia was not originally built below water level, the problem is part of the more general geological and land changes affecting that part of the Mediterranean coast; second, the Mediterranean doesn't have hurricanes, and so far people haven't lost lives and huge amounts of property because of the (slow) sinking of Venezia.<BR/><BR/>But of course, Venezia will sink, and eventually half of the Netherlands (including Amsterdam) will be below water too. So be it, what are we going to do, start a war on geophysics? :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1127493616336914232005-09-23T12:40:00.000-04:002005-09-23T12:40:00.000-04:00Sorry, New Orleans, but you really ought to go...H...<I>Sorry, New Orleans, but you really ought to go...</I><BR/><BR/>Ha, let's start with Venezia first.<BR/><BR/>I spent a week there when I was 7, and all I can remember is how dirty and yucky it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com