mystery story. and now for the last look. hurricane season won t begin in the atlantic basin until june 1st. but the south pacific storm season is in full swing. at any point in time, in fact, tis the season for hurricanes, typhoons, or cyclones somewhere in the world. with winds up to an astounding 190 miles per hour, fierce storms can dump more than 2.4 trillion gallons of rain in a day. at this point the world really has nothing to defend against nature s fury. but a stanford study says there may be something that could stand in a hurricane s way. quite literally. it s not some brand new technology or hypothetical machine i m talking about. it s wind turbines. according to the study, large numbers of wind turbines could slow down the outer winds of the hurricane, decrease wave heights, and cause it to