There was a brief period- actually more than two decades,- when the US government thought that they may actually be able to limit the awesome power of nature’s vortex. The ambitious "Project Stormfury" deserves to be remembered.
On November 13, 1833 the night became as bright as daylight, the heavens fell, and people feared that it was the end of times. The event was so dramatic that it sparked both a new religion and a new science.