According to io9, a new study explores an intriguing possibility: could we nudge hurricanes away from populated coastlines before landfall? The research arrives as climate change intensifies extreme weather threats. While the concept is appealing, the researchers acknowledge significant hurdles — from understanding hurricane dynamics to the engineering demands of deploying such interventions in practice.

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