Joshua Zaffos

The Why of the Storm

A June 2007 cover story for the Chronicle: Many researchers have concluded that climate change is feeding extreme hurricanes, and an amplified fear of more Katrinas could bring about the second coming for weather modification. A computer simulation from a Colorado State University professor could be the future of the field — and the federal government’s contingency plan for looming hurricane disasters. But, then, just because something can be done doesn’t mean it should.

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