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Written by Jonathan Maslow
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Monday, 22 October 2007 |
 Philip Kithil, Atmocean CEO
SANTA FE, N.M. – When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and
the Gulf Coast, it set entrepreneur Philip Kithil’s inventive juices
flowing. He knew that hurricane intensity depends, in large part, on
the storm developing over warm sea water.
“I began to mull over whether it would be possible to bring up large
quantities of cold water to lessen hurricane intensity,” said Mr.
Kathil, 64, who came up with the idea of a wave-driven upwelling pump.
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