I don't want to discuss all the wonderful theories about what may have happened. But I'm curious about this clip. I wasn't really willing to read beyond the first page, so I may have missed this answer. Sorry if I did.
At about the 2:30 mark, the ominous sounding woman points out Silverstein or...
What we really need to do is setup a bunch of electromagnets 15 miles off shore and turn them on when the hurricane passes over them so their gravity waves suck the hurricane back until it dies down to being a small storm. Then turn off the electromagnets and let it go on its way.