Hurricanes are destructive and dangerous natural forces that exist due to a long process involving heat, wind and steam. When seawater warms, it creates steam that rises into the atmosphere over time. These vapors develop into strong winds and are classified as a hurricane when they exceed seventy-four miles per hour (Emily, Helen and Mohamed). According to National Geographic's John Roach, these conditions have been occurring very frequently since 1995 due to an increase in ocean temperature, which has created more steam, heavy rains and severe hurricanes. This increase in temperature caused the dangerous flooding of Hurricane Irene in 2011 and the death of more than eleven thousand people in 1998 due to Hurricane Mitch (Cimons and Landsea). We plan to study the impact of flooding and storm surges on coastal areas and cities caused by these high water temperatures and the currently proposed and partially effective solutions used to slow hurricane waves and prevent floods. (A) A proposed method for slowing hurricanes, decreasing waves and minimizing flooding was created by Bill Gates and a dozen scientists/engineers at his company, Intellectual Ventures, who suggested placing up to two hundred cylinder-shaped tubs via planes on the general paths of hurricanes “which…would collect water through waves crashing over the walls of the tub. In some variations, the water circulates through turbines which, in turn, generate electricity to draw in the colder water” (Schleifstein). The mechanics of the bathtub send warm wave water deeper into the sea while colder water is pumped to the surface (Schleifstein). The only problem with Gates' solution is that it hasn't been built. The co...... middle of paper ......jet. Comp.Anu Mittal. Research representative. No. 4-30. Washington, DC: United States General Accounting Office, 2003. Print. Corps of Engineers. USA Today. Gannett, August 28, 2007. Web. January 5, 2014..Walsh, Bryan. “Sandy: What the coastal United States can learn from other threatened cities.” » Time November 5, 2012: n. page. Internet. October 14, 2013. .- - -. “A silent hurricane season adds fuel to a global warming debate” [“A silent hurricane season adds fuel to a global warming debate”].Time. Time, Inc., September 9, 2013. Web. October 14, 2013.A-quiet-hurricane-season-sparks-a-debate-on-global-warming/>.