Hurricane Control

Scientists a step closer to steering hurricanes
By Tim Shipman in Washington
Last Updated: 1:07am BST 21/10/2007

Scientists have made a breakthrough in man's desire to control the forces of nature – unveiling plans to weaken hurricanes and steer them off course, to prevent tragedies such as Hurricane Katrina.

The damage done to New Orleans in 2005 has spurred two rival teams of climate experts, in America and Israel, to redouble their efforts to enable people to play God with the weather.

Play God with the weather. Why do we tolerate idiots who make ludicrous statements like that?

And what's with this "rival" crap? Don't things go better when people team up in a group effort?

Science is learning to get a handle on the direction and intensity of a hurricane, nothing more. That's good for all of us. There is no "Let's play God" involved except in the miniature minds of third-string writers like dear old Tim.

But then again, one team is in Israel, the land of God's chosen everything... that just may be the justification for Tim's statement.