Engineer Says Microwave Satellites Could Block Tornado Formation

TORNADO ZAPPER Tornadoes could be stopped before they start with a blast of microwaves from orbit, according to a retired Johnson Space Center engineer. Lyle M. Jenkins, who worked on the Apollo and space shuttle programs, tells the 2003 IEEE Aerospace Conference that a thunderstorm solar power...

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