"Robert Swinney" (clip) Taken as a system, what changes occur to the
entropy of the atmosphere during severe disturbances?
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In principle, the energy in a storm is "available." That is, with proper
setup, it could be harnessed to do work. Think of a windmill pumping water.
After the storm, this energy has been dissipated by doing work on the
environment, and ultimately converted to heat, which is no longer available.
In thermodynamic terms, this is an "irreversible" process, resulting in an
increase in entropy. Good luck trying to put it in numbers, though.