09 Jul 2004, 15:15, mark lewis (1:3634/12), wrote to Matt Mc_Carthy:

Hi mark.

 MMC>> I have noted brief news articles on both of those projects
 MMC>> over the past few months, and a 'somewhat decent' writeup on
 MMC>> the Space Elevator in Christian Science Monitor on the Web.
 MMC>> I've seen no mention however as to what they plan on doing
 MMC>> during Tornado season though, or what may happen when the jet
 MMC>> stream moves across that 'cable'...

 ml> its my understanding that the space elevator would be located at 
 ml> the equator... do they get tornados there? does the jet stream 
 ml> make it that far south/north?

I missed that part about the equator, but it would certainly be the place
to put it, considering the theory.  

The jet stream as we know it by definition doesn't go that far south, and
the southern one doesn't go that far north, and tornados are very rare
outside the USA.  But there must be some kind of weather along the equator,
maybe just not as severe.


     Good luck...  M.

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