What would happen if they Nuked Hurricane Gustav? ?

Question

Would it kill it-or only make it grow 10 times its size?

Answer 1

The radiation from the nuke would be spread over a very large area killing millions.  It may disrupt the hurricane but probably only temporarily.

Answer 2

It would not stop it.  It would spread the radiation all over the US.  Here is the official answer A: A bomb or bombs would be a dead end since the amount of energy a hurricane is releasing and the size of its circulation would make any bomb, including the largest nuclear bomb, seem more futile than trying to stop a charging elephant by throwing a ping-pong ball at it. As noted above, hurricanes release tremendous amounts of heat energy. In fact, since hurricanes are "heat engines" that depend on the temperature contrast between warmth at the ocean surface and cold air aloft, we could wonder whether the heat from any kind of bomb would actually add to the storm's natural heat supply, making the storm stronger. Trying to heat the upper atmosphere with bombs, to lessen the heat contrast, would be like trying to heat the city of Minneapolis in January by opening the windows of a house.

Until recent years, many people suggested using nuclear bombs. But, doing that would create a hurricane with the danger of radioactivity as well as wind and storm surge.

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