Playing Dice with the Weather

Man, in his eternal quest to control his environment, now has devised a plan that would stop hurricanes in their tracks. Cold seawater placed in their path should dilute the fury of these storms. But even if this admittedly far-out plan could be made to work, should it be implemented? Or might tampering with powerful natural phenomena like hurricanes cause unforeseen negative consequences to the world's climate?

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