atmosphere

Blunt the blade

Vasudevan Mukunth

23 Sep 2012

Are destructive but naturally occurring environmental phenomena important to Earth’s atmosphere?

Does the mere acceptance of its innate “environmentalness” free it from having to tolerate human intervention?

For example, how do hurricanes contribute to Earth’s atmosphere and the atmosphere’s “well-being”? If humans were to prevent hurricanes from ever taking shape again – in the process not unleashing any collateral side-effect – would the ecosystem be any the better or worse for it?

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