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A lot of the proposed approaches involve deliberately stirring water in ways that disrupt this surface temp gradient. E.g. stirring water vertically, pulling u

• not2b 4y ago
  But given the massive amounts of energy hurricanes release, it would seem that a similarly massive amount of energy would be needed to move enough water to have an effect.
  • mlyle 4y ago
    > But given the massive amounts of energy hurricanes release, it would seem that a similarly massive amount of energy ... Cooling-- moving heat from one place to another-- doesn't need to be so energy intensive. And it doesn't necessarily require active energy input. Anything that just improves vertical mixing will cool the surface water. E.g. the Salter Sink is a clever passive tube and valve arrangement that uses wave action to defeat thermoclines that otherwise prevent mixing.
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