Curiosity about nuking a hurricane isn't limited to Trump's alleged queries, writes scientist Adam Sobel, who says he gets asked about it all the time. The persistence of this idea tells an important story about human nature, Sobel writes via CNNOpinion
Adam Sobel, a professor at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, is an atmospheric scientist who studies extreme events and the risks they pose to human society. Sobel is the author of"Storm Surge," a book about Superstorm Sandy. Follow him on Twitter: @profadamsobel. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN.
On Sunday, as the Atlantic hurricane season showed signs of life with the formation of Tropical Storm Dorian, Axios reported that"President Trump has suggested multiple times to senior Homeland Security and national security officials that they explore using nuclear bombs to stop hurricanes from hitting the United States.
Adam SobelI'm not really interested in whether President Trump made the alleged suggestion or not. It certainly sounds like something he would say, but if he is embarrassed enough by the account to deny it, that is good enough for me. I wish he'd feel similarly about a lot of other things he has not denied saying. I also do not -- despite my credentials and identity as a scientist -- want to write yet another explanation of why nuking hurricanes is a terrible idea.
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