How One Well-Connected Pseudonymous Twitter Spread Fake News About Hurricane Sandy

Twitter’s self-correction mechanism — rebukes and rebuttals from knowledgeable sources — shut down each rumor, but not until at least one, the flood claim, had bled widely into the television media.

Twitter / accu_adrienne: 26" of #snow in Garrett County, ...

26" of #snow in Garrett County, MD. I-68 remains closed in Western Maryland. #Sandy #MDwx

Wind Turbines and Clouds – Another Human Climate Forcing | Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr.

This is an example of how wind turbines can feedback and directly affect at least local and nearby regional weather (and, therefore, climate).

That reminds me: how many wind turbines would we have to install and maintain to achieve a measurable (say 5%) decrease in damage the next time a hurricane hits the U.S.?  Also, how do we know that the sign of the wind turbine effect on hurricane damage isn't positive?