Is any research being done about how to stop a tornado? Sort of like seeding clouds

[raccoon]

to make it rain?

[MineralMan]

1. I think the forces that create storms that

produce tornadoes are far too large and widespread to affect. I can't imagine anything we could do to stop them.

[edhopper]

2. There is not

a complete understanding of why Tornadoes form. (Micro burst? Cyclonic convection? Do they form from the ground up or from the sky down?etc...)

[madrchsod]

3. you don`t fool mother nature

this would create more problems than what i would solve. civil planning , emergency measures, and responses are the key to survival. weather forecasting and spotters have done a great job in understanding how,when,and where these storms will happen.

[JHB]

4. it ain't the rain, it's the winds

Rain/hail is just a byproduct of the clash of different air masses.

You'd need something that could prevent vortexes from organizing and forming, so that the energy is forced to disperse in a less destructive manner. But unless we manage to invent Star Trek-y force fields, I'm not sure how that could be pulled off.

[Kaleva]

5. Those who have tried to stop a tornado single handily haven't reported back yet

[spin]

13. I needed a good laugh this morning. Thanks. (n/t)

[Horse with no Name]

6. I think there are so many different forces at work

you have atmospheric highs and lows...cold fronts, warm fronts...

but the biggest obstacle would be attempting to stop the jet stream--that would be catastrophic

[HooptieWagon]

7. Not possible.

Resources are better spent on improving prediction and early warning.

[WingDinger]

8. ANY seeding, increases mass of gas, therefore increasing inertia

[JVS]

9. Cold air up high is going to sink, warm air down low is going to rise, no matter what you do.

[warrior1]

10. It's started by

La Nina on the edge of Peru.

In 2011, on a global scale, La Niña events helped keep the average global temperature below recent trends. As a result, 2011 tied with 1997 for the 11th warmest year on record. It was the second coolest year of the 21st century to date, and tied with the second warmest year of the 20th century. A relatively strong phase of La Niña opened the year, dissipated in the spring before re-emerging in October and lasted through the end of the year. When compared to previous La Niña years, the 2011 global surface temperature was the warmest observed. The 2011 globally-averaged precipitation over land was the second wettest year on record, behind 2010. Precipitation varied greatly across the globe. La Niña contributed to severe drought in the Horn of Africa and to Australia’s third wettest year in its 112-year period of record. [8]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ni%C3%B1a

watch this. It explained a lot.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/deadliest-tornadoes.html

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/2011_tornado_information.html

[slackmaster]

11. Moving to Phoenix is the most reliable way of avoiding damage from tornados

And pretty much every other kind of natural disaster.

[guitar man]

12. I can't imagine us ever being able to do anything

....to stop this

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