On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 4:54 AM, Rob O'Connor <xxxxxx@ozemail.com.au> wrote:

Richard Aiken wrote:
> Applying heat at *just* the right
> time and place and in the correct amount could be used to start,
> stop and even steer weather patterns.

You are better off perturbing packets of atmosphere before they become unstable.

Exactly what I was suggesting, with my "right time and place and in the correct amount . . ."

The problem is there's no good way of picking the right chunk in terms of size and position.
Weather is chaotic.

Yes. But given enough data points and computing power, weather should also be fairly predictable. Once it becomes predictable enough, you could then control it.

In the case of tornadoes, very early detection of cell formation should allow you to form your own, counter-rotating cell near the trouble spot. You then allow these to slam together and cancel each other out.

Richard Aiken

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