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Can We Prevent Hurricanes?

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Hurricanes – could science hold any solutions to these devastating events?

Marnie flies into the heart of a hurricane to find out if there’s any way to prevent them.

As the US reaches the end of another hurricane season listener Kelly wants to know if it’s possible to prevent these devastating storms? She lives in Florida, the hurricane capital of the world, and has survived 100mph winds whipping through her home. But could science hold the solution to these extreme weather events?

Marnie Chesterton had the unique opportunity to fly into hurricane Florence with the weather scientists gathering data that helped forecasters predict its path, and reports from on board a plane near the eye of the storm. She hears from one researcher who wants to ‘whiten’ clouds to lower sea temperatures and reduce hurricane formation but learns others fear interventions like this could have unintended consequences elsewhere.

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton
Producer: Marijke Peters

(Photo: Hurricane between Florida and Cuba. Credit to: NASA and Getty Images)

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