[Windsong]

Maybe my geography is a little off, but that thing looks like it is stationed in the Carribean. No chance of a hurricane/tornado/tsunami/whatever knocking it down?!

[Neville72]

The real plans have it anchored with a floating drill rig like structure at the equator in the eastern pacific. No flight lanes in that area and very little bad weather.

[Zavien Doombringer]

It's the Island of Celebes in Next to Borneo, near Indonesia

[Strategerist]

It's physically impossible to have hurricanes or tornadoes on the equator, at least.

[Screaming_Gerbil]

Maybe my geography is a little off, but that thing looks like it is stationed in the Carribean. No chance of a hurricane/tornado/tsunami/whatever knocking it down?!

Bet that thing falling down

I would think they would want to put the base of that thing on a mountaintop instead of of the coast of Florida or some Carribean island (for a really secure foundation of a mountain of hard rock, and to get a head start on the height) some where out West (Colorado or some such).

[Turborules]

The tether point is very secure and can be and will be protected by some of the most lethal and capable laser defense systems, firing lasers at the speed of light to disable any attacking force in seconds once identified and acquired...ZAP...Zot...end of Plot!!!

The lift cables are very straight in geosynchronous orbit, like a spoke on a wheel...this nano carbon fiber cable system, is so strong approaching 100 giga pascals...( that is 100 plus times greater strength than steel) and this carbon fiber is the only material known on earth strong enough to take the centrifugal forces that keep the whole thing attached to the Port connection here on earth...this will be a remarkable achievement... I want on the first commercial lift!!!