GONE AT LAST
Hurricanes don't just keep going forever. We'd never rebuild the destruction because everything would just keep getting knocked back down. But it's not like we just tell the hurricane to end and it listens. It ends by natural causes, like friction or running out of fuel.
Humans have tried to end hurricanes. We have tried using methods like cooling them, saddling their energy, using nuclear weapons, putting oil slicks in, using chemicals to stop evaporation, grouping hurricanes with hygroscopic particles, and adjusting the heat balance. We still think that stopping a hurricane is impossible.
A hurricane usually slows, weakens and ends when it hits land or colder waters. Hitting the land creates friction, slowing the spinning of the hurricane. Hurricanes end when there is no warm ocean water, so they can't continue the spinning system that they work in. They weaken in size and speed and then they disappear.
Even though the hurricane loses warm water when it hits land and it is weakened, it can still be dangerous because of heavy rains, winds, floods, and storm surges. Hurricanes end with torrential rain.
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