Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-09 17:02:30 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 26EC73F4BF994A28D60414B67C2B5AE4AB4E3944BBA2FE216B68119B3457F277
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Original Note:
This is misinformation. Multiple storms over recent years have had similar paths. See some examples below. Also, hurricanes are too powerful to be manipulated. All research into modifying the path of hurricanes has been unsuccessful. Alex: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Alex_(2022)#Meteorological_history Beta: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Beta_(2020)#Meteorological_history Nestor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Nestor_(2019)#Meteorological_history Olga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Olga_(2019)#Meteorological_history https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hrd_sub/modification.html https://vlab.noaa.gov/web/nws-heritage/-/almost-science-fiction-hurricane-modification-and-project-stormfury
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