[extropy-chat] Re: Anti-hurricane engineering

[Adrian Tymes]

--- John K Clark <jonkc at att.net> wrote:
> I wonder what would happen if you released several
> thousand tons of
> biodegradable vegetable oil into the ocean in the
> path of the hurricane. All
> that oil should hinder evaporation (if the heavy
> wave action doesn't disrupt
> the slick too much) and evaporation is the life
> blood of hurricanes.

I recall hearing a study about that.  Conclusion:
heavy wave action would disrupt the slick too much.