The Awesome Power of Wind Power: Stopping Hurricanes
It turns out that energy is the least of the benefits afforded by a massive buildup of wind energy off the coast.
Marc Z. Jacobson of Stanford has a plan for scaling up wind energy. It includes installing 160,000 turbines, which averages 77 windmills per mile down the coast. These windmills won’t just generate energy - if arrayed properly, they can slow down hurricanes.
Mega Butterfly Effect or Hurricane Whispering
The story has also appeared in the Economist. The windmills of your mind
This story is both fascinating and terrifying. Who doesn’t want to slow down hurricanes. Then again - if wind power can slow down hurricanes - what impact does it have on the air current of the planet?
What could Go Wrong? The Nay-sayers weigh in.
Informal Twitter Poll
What do you think about Wind Power taming hurricanes? Awesome or terrifying? Retweet the tweet below that most reflects your view.
Awesome!
Retweet if you think wind energy could be a logical and benign step towards healthy eco-terra-forming.
Yikes!
Retweet if you see this as invasive Geo-Tampering and want to add wind to the list of “Extreme Energy”.
