Hurricane experts question feasibility of Bill Gates - backed flood - control idea . It is ` ` on a scale that humans have never really done before , '' says NOAA . Renowned Colorado professor John Gray : It wo n't completely stop hurricanes . Theory : It would cool ocean surface sapping water from oncoming storms .
Hurricane experts doubt feasibility of Bill Gates-backed weather-control idea . Idea is `` on a scale that humans have never really done before , '' says NOAA . Renowned Colorado professor William Gray : It wo n't completely stop hurricanes . Theory : Barges would cool ocean surface sapping energy from oncoming storms .