Method for hurricane prevention

Abstract

A method for hurricane prevention by cooling the surface of the ocean water in the path of a tropical cyclone. This method is achieved by displacing the warmer surface water with the cooler water below it. The method involves using a surface vessel, such as a ship, in a region of open water to dissipate or weaken tropical cyclones by positioning the surface vessel in a path of travel of a tropical cyclone. The surface vessel is equipped with a redistribution device to collect warm surface water as the surface vessel is propelled through open water, and the warm water is diverted beneath its natural stratification level and replaced with cooler water along the surface of the open water.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 733,632, filed on Nov. 5, 2005, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a method for hurricane prevention. More particularly, it relates to a method for preventing hurricanes by cooling the warm surface of the ocean waters in the path of the hurricane. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] An average hurricane or typhoon, known generally as a tropical cyclone, has many destructive effects. When a tropical cyclone reaches land, it causes high winds that can destroy property and injure people, and it creates flooding by an increase in sea level and heavy rain. In addition, a tropical cyclone is likely to spawn tornadoes, adding to its destructive force. [0004] One factor that leads to the creation of a tropical cyclone is a sufficient depth of warm ocean waters of at lea...

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Benefits of technology

[0011] By utilizing the direction of the discharged water as it is pumped, the ships could propel and steer themselves. In addition, these ships could form a line, retreat at the same speed that the tropical cyclone is advancing, and leave a blanket of cool water behind them. The tropical cyclones could be met in the ocean and dissipated before they reach their full strength.

Problems solved by technology

When a tropical cyclone reaches land, it causes high winds that can destroy property and injure people, and it creates flooding by an increase in sea level and heavy rain.

In addition, a tropical cyclone is likely to spawn tornadoes, adding to its destructive force.

First, when and where a tropical cyclone will be formed is often uncertain.

The formation of tropical cyclones is subject to extensive ongoing research and is not fully understood.

Many ocean areas have formed tropical cyclones even though conditions were thought to be unfavorable.

Second, the use of submarines for non-military use is often impractical.

Thus, they would not be available in the numbers needed for tropical cyclone prevention.

Only a few shipyards exist that build submarines, and the design and manufacturing normally takes about ten years.

Furthermore, recommissioning a mothballed submarine is expensive and would have no useful purpose outside of the tropical cyclone season.

Also, the number of trained crewmembers to pilot a submarine is limited.

Nuclear-powered vessels would present even greater security and safety issues.

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