The prudent thing to do when a hurricane’s a-comin’ is to run far and fast in the opposite direction. But for reporters, storm chasers and idiots who decide to do just the opposite, the Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore breaks down what you need to exist in a hurricane.
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How do you determine how well houses will withstand catastrophic weather? If you’re the insurance industry, you spend $US40 million on a room that can simulate Category 3 cyclones. Then you huff and puff and you blow those suckers down.
Cyclones are a deadly problem along eastern Asia, killing dozens yearly. Their lifeblood? Warm ocean water. Which is exactly what Japanese inventor Koichi Kitamura wants to fix with subs that would pump cold water to the surface, killing storms dead.
