Florida man says navy can drop ice on warm water to stop Hurricane Dorian, mocked as 'White House adviser' on social media
As east coast Florida residents are bracing for the onslaught of Hurricane Dorian, one local resident was visibly annoyed at the United States government for not coming up with a way to put a halt to extreme weather events.
Florida Today reporter, Tyler Vasquez, shared an interview on Twitter, which showed a man perplexed by the government's inaction as he suggested ways the weather situation could be solved, including the use of the military.
The man, who has not been identified, said officials had explained to the public that these hurricanes were driven by warm weather and warm water, "We have a navy," the man says, "Why don't the navy come and drop ice in the warm water so it can't get going as fast as it's going?"
"There's got to be ways to combat this instead of just pointing at the thing and saying, 'Well, now it's getting worse!'" he adds. "Yeah, we know it's getting worse!" The man again suggested a bizarre solution to tackle warm winds: Air Force planes.
"We have an air force. Drive some air force planes around to get the winds going the opposite way," he says. "Get the navy to go in circles to fight it the other way."
Within hours of the video being posted on social media, it became popular as multiple Twitter users commented on it, including rapper Ice-T, who wrote, "This guy is a Whitehouse adviser, Right?" The rapper was making an apparent reference to the anti-science reputation of President Donald Trump's administration. The president had recently reportedly suggested to use nuclear weapons to dissipate hurricanes.
Another popular figure, former NBA star Rex Chapman also shared the video with a simple comment: "Allowed to vote..." While ABC sportscaster Troy Renck replied to it, writing: "Peter Griffin is no longer stuck in animation."
However, former Florida Governor and Republican presidential primary contender Jeb Bush took the man's suggestions in a positive stride, saying: "I love my state." But social media users quickly pointed out that he should not be appreciating scientific illiteracy.
Hurricane Dorian is expected to hit the United States on September 3 as hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.