Buffalo Boy's Blog

Just when we thought Bill Gates couldn't become more powerful he proves that maybe he has a little too much money. He now claims that he has come up with a way to stop hurricanes. Thats a claim that at first glance most would say....okay great thats a good thing.

But, lets think about this for a few minutes before we give Gates a round of applause and the go ahead to play "God". Has he or anyone else involved in his weather control project stopped to think if they should stop hurricanes? Hurricanes are massive systems that release a tremendous amount of the atmosphere's pent up energy. If they were meant to be stopped there would be a switch or trigger associated with them.

They are a natural phenomenom that despite the damage they cause, are necessary for the rain the provide, the cleansing of the atmosphere that takes place in their wake.

I can see the want to do it, to save lives and save property damage but really, is it the hurricanes fault that we as humans are stupid enough to live where they do the most damage? That we have to live right on top of the coastlines where they impact the most. Hurricanes came way before we did, maybe its our lifestyles we have to change before we go trying to control the weather in extreme ways. Who knows how it would impact other weather patterns on a global scale.

Scientists said in the article that they doubt this will accomplish the goal that Gates has set out to do which is good news, but we should seriously stop and think if this kind of thing should even be considered. Stick to computers Bill.