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Scientists predict a busier-than-normal hurricane season in 2007.

A subtropical storm has already grown to large enough proportions to be named; hurricane season has not even officially started yet. No storms made landfall last year, but with an above-average prediction this year, we may not be so fortunate. The NOAA advises those that may be affected to update their preparedness plans - this is not us, but we should still be aware (particularly RedX participants).

Additional information here.

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[x-gambit.livejournal.com]

Planning on holding one of those back, Stormy?

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

There was a study that was started and then dropped a few years back about the feasibility of using fuel-air explosives to "defuse" hurricanes before they reached massive proportions by detonating an explosive in the eye of the hurricane of such magnitude as to completely collapse the pressure system.

Problem was, no one wanted to actually put money into saying "Let's go chase hurricanes and drop GIGANTIC bombs into them to see what'll happen!"

Now I actually wonder... hmm. I'll be in the lab.