I tested my theory that breakfast cereals could disrupt hurricanes with a very small experiment. I got some Kellog's Special K and floated it in briny water for 36 hours. I tried two versions: soaked in olive oil, and dry. Both samples remained afloat, just under the surface of the water, at the end of the experiment.
I suggest that this will make a significant difference to heat transfer into the hurricane, by a variety of mechanisms: 1) Increasing albedo (Special K is pale yellow) which will reduce solar heating of the sea 2) Impeding circulation on small scales near the surface, reducing evaporation 3) Oil-mixed cereal may reduce evaporation directly, by reducing the wet surface area 4) A continuous oil layer will reduce wave disturbance, thus reducing effective surface area. I think this idea is worthy of some further consideration. I really hope someone can comment on the idea. It seems pretty cheap and environmentally benign to me. A --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
