What If We Nuked a Hurricane?

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Published on August 28, 2019 5:48:53 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erCiaINsRFU

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Every year, about half a dozen hurricanes reach the United States. With effects ranging from heavy winds and some flooding to the complete decimation of communities, destroying homes and taking lives. Instead of bracing for impact with our sandbags and survival kits, what if hurricanes never hit land at all? What if we could stop these hurricanes by nuking them? How would we do it? Could this cause a nuclear apocalypse? Or would a bomb even stop a hurricane?

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