Idaho utility bets on cloud seeding Nov 20, 2009
China has the most extensive weather modification program in the world, with more than 35,000 people working in cloud seeding programs across the country, Business Week reports ... The state-run Xinhua news agency said the Beijing Weather Modification Office claimed it had created 16 million metric tons of additional snow in the storm, which angered people caught in it. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
China Mayor Apologizes As Heaviest Snowfall in 60 Years Kills 38 People Nov 14, 2009
He denied a report by the China Daily newspaper that the Beijing Weather Modification office seeded clouds on Nov. 10. The Beijing-based English-language newspaper called the practice of inducing snow and rain controversial in its Nov. 11 report and said weather manipulation had caused a big mess in the Chinese capital. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Playing with weather stirs debate in China Nov 11, 2009
The China Daily, citing an unnamed official, said the Beijing Weather Modification Office had artificially induced both storms by seeding clouds with chemicals, a practice that can increase precipitation by up to 20 percent. The office refused to comment on the report when contacted by AFP. On Tuesday, an official had said the storm was "natural". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Can we manipulate the weather? Should we? Nov 8, 2009
We wont miss any opportunity of artificial precipitation since Beijing is suffering from a lingering drought, Zhang Qiang (ij), head of the Beijing Weather Modification Office, told state media. The US has tinkered with such cloud seeding to increase water flow from the Sierra Nevada mountains in California since the 1950s, but there remains widespread scientific sniffiness in the West at such attempts at weather control. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Chinese scientists in hot water over icy weather Nov 5, 2009
Chinas Weather Modification Office has been pilloried for inducing a recent heavy snow fall that jammed traffic, delayed air travel and left city residents shivering, state media said yesterday. Sundays snowfall dropped more than 16 million tonnes of snow on the Chinese capital, blanketing a city where winter heating services have yet to be switched on and leading to howls of public protest, the China Daily reported. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Beijing gives frosty reception to man-made snowstorm Nov 4, 2009
The Weather Modification Office shot massive amounts of chemicals into clouds over the city the night before to provoke the snowfall, which it said was needed due to a lingering drought in the region, the paper said. Heating in most Beijing buildings was due to be turned on November 15, but city officials were forced to move the timetable forward and were working Wednesday to bring buildings onstream ahead of schedule. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Scientists bring snow to Beijing Nov 2, 2009
The Weather Modification Office had sprayed clouds with 186 doses of the chemical to bring rain for the wheat crop, the Beijing Evening News said. But the arrival of a cold front caused heavy snow to fall, disrupting road, rail and air travel. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Snow falls in Beijing Nov 1, 2009
Beijing Weather Modification Office said they had used artificial means to increase the snow to ease the lingering drought. "We wont miss any opportunity of artificial precipitation since Beijing is suffering from the lingering drought," said Zhang Qiang, who is in charge of the office. (Xinhuanet, China)
Beijing's first snow of season 'artificially induced' Nov 1, 2009
"We wont miss any opportunity of artificial precipitation since Beijing is suffering from the lingering drought," the report quoted Zhang Qiang, head of the Beijing Weather Modification Office, as saying. Chinese meteorologists have for years sought to make rain by injecting special chemicals into clouds. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Mystery halo in cloud over Moscow... Oct 12, 2009
"This is being discussed on forums, blogs and email lists all around the world. Some people say it's a bizarre meteorological effect. "Theories range from it being an alien mothership, proof of Russian weather modification technology - a weather weapon - or even a sign of the end of the world. Advertisement. (The Drudge Report)
Fog persists in Beijing one day ahead of National Day parade Sep 30, 2009
He said if the wet weather continues Thursday morning, the department would consider taking weather modification measures to disperse the rain, depending on cloud conditions. The People's Liberation Army air force said last Tuesday that it was taking steps to prevent rainfall and fog from dampening the parade. (Xinhuanet, China)
Surviving a longer march Sep 26, 2009
It is the first time in Chinese history that artificial weather modification on such a large scale has been attempted,'' says Cui Lianqing, an air force meteorologist. An outpouring of patriotic films, documentaries and symbolism is as much about airbrushing history as celebrating it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Beijing ready for Oct. 1 rain crackdown Sep 24, 2009
It is the first time in Chinese history that artificial weather modification on such [a] large scale has been attempted, the paper quoted Cui Lianqing, an air force meteorologist, as saying ... In addition to air force efforts, the Beijing Weather Modification Office is also preparing to implement similar cloud dispersal measures ahead of Oct. 1, Xinhua news agency has reported. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Airports make it easier to bring services to rural areas Sep 15, 2009
All of the airports in the area, along with Williston's Sloulin Field International Airport, are used in weather modification flights. One of the most important functions of the airports is as a location for air ambulance services to use. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Beijing hopes it won't rain on its big parade Aug 27, 2009
Zhang Qiang, the deputy head of the city's ''Weather Modification'' office, told state media that anti-rain rockets would be ready for the celebration. President Hu Jintao will oversee an enormous military parade in Tiananmen Square. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Beijing to make sure no rain on National Day parade Aug 26, 2009
Zhang Qiang, deputy director of the Beijing Weather Modification Office, was quoted by Tuesday's China Daily as saying that "artificial rain reduction" measures were in place for the National Day celebration, during which President Hu Jintao will give a speech and the military will parade past the Tian'anmen Square ... The weather modification office will only attempt to modify the weather if it forecasts rain in the days leading up to Oct. 1 ... Despite the weather modification success during... (Xinhuanet, China)
• Idaho gets $6.9 million for water-quality work Aug 1, 2009
That plan included a funding goal of acquiring whatever federal money may be available to support its projects, also including recharge, weather modification and other steps. Other Idaho projects include the Thorn Creek watershed project in Gooding County and the Pilger project in Lincoln County, both aimed at conserving water and improving irrigation efficiency by switching surface irrigation to sprinkler systems. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Seedy Solution: China Tries to Keep Nature from Raining on the Asian Games Jul 25, 2009
While it is well known that you can overseed, possibly diminishing the chance of precipitation, there have been very few scientific studies documenting this process, says Golden, who managed the last federally sponsored weather modification program in the U.S., which ended in 1995. Still, Chinese officials claim to have performed "successful rain elimination" during the 2009 Olympics held in Beijing, according to the council. (Scientific American)
Bill Gates envisions fighting hurricanes by manipulating the sea... Jul 16, 2009
2005 U.S. Senate Bill 517 and U.S. House Bill 2995 U.S. Senate Bill 517[16] and U.S. House Bill 2995[17] were two laws proposed in 2005 that would have allowed experimental weather modification by artificial methods, attempted to establish a Weather Modification Operations and Research Board, and implemented a national weather modification policy ... U.S. Senate Bill 1807 House Bill 3445 Senate Bill 1807 and House Bill 3445, identical bills introduced July 17, 2007, propose to establish a... (The Drudge Report)
Pipeline plan takes shape (57) Apr 9, 2009
wyengineer wrote on Apr 1, 2009 9:34 AM:" I believe that this is a great project for the future of Wyoming. Wyoming currently has unutilized water in its allotment from the Colorado River compact and if the compact is ever renegotiated (look at who is running the country a Senator from Nevada and a Congresswoman from California) we may lose that water if it is not put to a beneficial use. The North Platte River is over allocated and would greatly benefit from the trans-basin diversion. I say we... (Casper Star-Tribune)
"Geoengineering" To Fight Global Warming? Apr 9, 2009
People have been screaming for years about the use of Chemtrails for weather modification. Now that the world climate is heading for the end days the politicians want to get involved. (CBS News)
Pentagonal Ice Discovered: Could Be Used To Modify Weather Apr 8, 2009
Cloud seeding is a form of weather modification, where the amount or type of precipitation that falls from clouds is altered by dispersing substances into the air which modify cloud particles. This process can increase amounts of rain and snow but can also be used to suppress hail and fog. (Science Daily)
Our air marshals Mar 15, 2009
"Aircraft can be used for weather modification, be it making rain or preventing it with a process called cloud seeding." The process is simple. Chemicals such as silver iodide are dropped into certain clouds. (India Times, India)
"The Age of Stupid" Cometh Mar 13, 2009
During a Presidential Candidate debate when President Obama was asked about weather modification by the moderator, McCane abruptly interrupted President Obama to say Climate change. (McCane's name is intentionally misspelled, just like I never use intelligence in any sentence with the name Palin. (CBS News)
China wheat harvest withers in drought Feb 25, 2009
(Drought-stricken Beijing, whose winter snows have all but vanished in the past 25 years, received perhaps 7 centimeters, or 3 inches, of flakes last week, the result, the government said, of its weather modification efforts. . (International Herald Tribune)
Aquifer management plan is as good as we're going to get Feb 23, 2009
The plan, drawn up by Idaho Department of Water Resources staff, consultants and stakeholders, envisions restoring the aquifer's flows by using a variety of tools - recharge, ground-to-surface water conversions, buyouts, buydowns, subordination agreements, rotating fallowing of cropland and even weather modification. The long-term goal is to incrementally "save" 600,0000 acre-feet a year by 2030. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Beijing Basks In First Snowfall Of Year Feb 19, 2009
Zhang Qiang, deputy director of the Beijing Weather Modification Command Center, said Wednesday the center had used artificial means to increase the snow to ease the drought. There had been little precipitation for more than three months before the snow began Tuesday. (CBS News -- World)
In its fourth year, Wyoming's $8.8 million cloud-seeding experiment is drawing big-time attention (1504) Feb 18, 2009
Bruce Boe, director of meteorology for Weather Modification Inc., looks over various parts of a device called an acoustic ice nucleus counter to make sure everything is in working order. Boe, pictured in late January, is working on the five-year Wyoming Weather Modification Pilot Project from a cabin west of Centennial in the Snowy Range ... Bruce Boe of Weather Modification Inc. raises a 'sampling pit' outside of his cabin atop the Snowy Range after a recent snowstorm. (Casper Star-Tribune)
First snow since last winter continues in Beijing Feb 18, 2009
Zhang Qiang, deputy director of the Beijing Weather Modification Command Center, said the center had used artificial means since Tuesday to increase the snow in order to ease the drought. Meteorological bureau chief Guo Hu said the snow on Wednesday coincided with "Rain Water", one of the 24 solar terms on the ancient Chinese luni-solar calendar, when it usually rains. (Xinhuanet, China)
Downtown Beijing welcomes first snow this winter Feb 17, 2009
Zhang Qiang, deputy director of the Beijing Weather Modification Command Center, said that the center has used artificial means to increase the snow in order to ease the drought. A total of 426 cigarette-size sticks of silver iodide were seeded into clouds from 28 weather rocket launch bases in the city, said Zhang. (Xinhuanet, China)
Drough-hit Chinese provinces see rare rainy day Feb 13, 2009
"The drought could be eased a little if the rainfall reached more than 10 mm," said Li Baodong, head of the Hebei Provincial Weather Modification Office ... Zhang Qiang, deputy director of the Beijing Weather Modification Command Center, said 25 weather rocket launch bases in Beijing had been prepared for cloud seeding, which, theoretically, could increase the rain by 10 percent. (Xinhuanet, China)
