Turbines can suppress Loop Current to reduce Gulf of Mexico hurricane threat

When the Loop Current (LC) intrudes into the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) it collects a deep pool of warm water that can energize a hurricane which passes through it. Data is presented to support the hypothesis that the LC is driven by gravity, and that its intrusion is a way of dissipating extra hydraulic drive power caused by the higher mean sea level at Grand Cayman Island compared to Grand Bahama Island. If some of this extra drive power is converted by submerged turbines into electric power for the shore grid, and the rest is dissipated by eddies shed by mooring cables and turbine structures, there will be no warm pools to energize hurricanes. Some turbine design estimates are made and a possible configuration is shown.