In reply to Ron Wormus's message of Thu, 9 Sep 2021 17:09:57 -0600: Hi, [snip] >Robin, >Winds are calm in the eye of a hurricane. Highest speeds are on the outside. >Ron
Note that I said "eye wall", not "eye". It's in the "eye wall" that wind speeds are at a maximum. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Robin <[email protected]> >Reply-To: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: 9/9/2021 3:12:40 PM >Subject: Re: [Vo]: Electrostatic Tornadoes and Hurricanes? >________________________________________________________________________________ > > >In reply to Michael Foster's message of Thu, 9 Sep 2021 18:23:00 +0000 (UTC): >Hi, >[snip] > >I suspect he had it backwards. The high wind speeds in the eye wall create >friction between particles which gives rise >to charge separation. Falling raindrops carry charge to the ground creating >the potential difference that gives rise to >lightning. >Thunder produces shock waves in the air that drive smaller droplets together >creating larger droplets that fall more >readily. > >>Decades ago, Alfred Baez (physicist and father of Joan) proposed that >>hurricanes and/or tornadoes might be electrostatically driven. The idea being >>that the charge imbalance between the periphery and the center might drive >>the vortex. Yes folks, I'm posting something about vortices here on Vortex. >>When you observe all the lightning at the center of hurricanes and tornadoes, >>it sort of makes sense. >> >>Recently, the UAE has been using electrostatic drones as a method of seeding >>clouds, significantly increasing the rainfall in that desert area. So if AB >>was correct, might it be possible to weaken or completely eliminate these >>storms by flying a fleet of these electrostatic drones around the edge of the >>hurricane/tornado and slowly work toward the center? >> >>I mean, if you're going to throw a lot of gubmint money at something, this >>has the potential to save a lot of lives, property, and tax dollars. >Regards, > >Robin van Spaandonk <[email protected]> Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[email protected]>
