How much energy in a hurricane, a volcano, and an earthquake?
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Energy has been on everybody's minds lately, probably because our society is in a transition period, trying to move from polluting sources to cleaner ones.
The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/WouldbeWanderer on 2024-10-06 23:56:42.

Original Title: TIL that an average hurricane releases a phenomenal amount of energy through the formation of clouds and rain: about 5.2 x 10^19 Joules per day. This is about 200 times more electricity than humans produce planetwide.