Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 13, 2021If we built a really high sea wall off the west African coast we could send all our eastern hurricanes to Brazil maybe? 🤔Quote TweetBlack Hole@konstructivizm·Oct 13, 2021Cyclone Paths on Planet Earth Image Credit: National Hurricane Center, NOAA, NASA;313
vladimir@vladw0rld·Oct 13, 2021Replying to @vgrThey wouldn’t make it across the equator, no Coriolis forces there. If we slowed down the Earth’s rotation by 2x to a 48 hour day, all hurricanes would be a lot less damaging…11
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @vladw0rldAh so you’re saying we need giant fans at the equator too4:25 PM · Oct 13, 20212 Likes