They tear down houses, flood coastlines, and leave billions in damages—but hurricanes are more than just destruction. 🌪️ These massive storms are also nature’s heat engines, redistributing energy between the ocean and atmosphere, fueling phytoplankton blooms, replenishing freshwater, and even enriching soil. In this episode, we’ll unpack the science behind hurricanes’ double life: short-term chaos vs. long-term climate regulation. Are they Earth’s most destructive helpers? Or just really bad multitaskers?