@neiltyson A single Cat 3 hurricane has enough energy to power the United States for 10 years.
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@neiltyson Perhaps one day we will tap hurricanes as sources of energy, powering cities instead of wreaking havoc upon them.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson one of your dumbest tweets ever might unfollow because of itThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson dude, are you making that up or is that a real possibility?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson One day we will tap hurricanes as sources of energy, powering cities instead of wreaking havoc upon them.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson It will probably first be tapped as a weapon before an energy source. - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson how ?!!! could you explain please ? -
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@neiltyson "Perhaps one day", means he doesn't know. But if I had to guess, we would force opposing weather systems to... (cont)
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@neiltyson interesting but i prefer solar power--as you know sun makes every drop of water feeds every plant and creates all the windThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Couldn't we design cities in hurracane zones or even with large winds (coastal?) to funnel wind into generators? Easy I think...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Would wave energy be a good source of energy? IE tides, rising and falling of waves...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson ...if we converted enough of the heat in ocean surface waters into electricity, we might avert hurricanes in the first place!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson: ... hurricanes as sources of energy... // and hot sunny days will stabilize the energy grid rather than overload it#solarThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson How much energy can we extract before climate is affected? Could it effect the current system of jet streams?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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