...Even The Weather!"

http://salvationrevelation.com/chinese-weather-artificial-weather-manipulation-modification-and-control-of-mother-nature/

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"Chinese Weather, Artificial Weather Manipulation and Control of Mother Nature Wang Guanghe the director of the Weather Modification Department under the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, says that each of China’s 30+ provinces and municipalities boasts at least one weather-modification base, employing more than 32,000 people in the field of weather modification. “Ours is the largest artificial weather program in the world in terms of equipment, size and budget,” Wang said, also revealing that China’s annual nationwide budget for weather modification is between $60 million and $90 million dollars. Chinese scientists began researching weather manipulation and control as far back as 1958, using chemicals like silver iodide to bring about condensation in moisture-laden clouds. China’s weather officials have been charged the important task os ensuring clear skies for the Summer Olympic Games next year. Zhang Qiang, the top weather-modification official in Beijing, said her office has been conducting experiments in cloud-busting for the past two years in preparation for the Games’ opening ceremony on August 8, 2008. According to past meteorological data, there is a 50% chance of rain or drizzle on that day. To ensure blue skies, the Beijing Weather Modification Office is busy researching the effects of various chemical activators on different sizes of cloud formations at different altitudes. The aim is to catch pregnant clouds early and induce rainfall ahead of the big day so that during the opening ceremony the sky is cloud free. Similar efforts in the past have already helped to create good weather for a number of international events held in China. However, Zhang warned that her cloud-fighters will only be effective in the event of the threat of a drizzle: “A heavy downpour will be impossible to combat.” Her caveat goes to the heart of the primary criticism leveled against weather-modification efforts worldwide: doubts about their effectiveness. Wang himself admits that it remains notoriously difficult to establish how much real impact cloud-seeding has, since there is no foolproof way to establish how much rain might have fallen without intervention. The United States, which pioneered cloud-seeding techniques in the 1940s and 1950s, has long cooled in its enthusiasm for the science behind artificial rain. However, Israel and Russia continue to have substantial weather-modification programs and Wang said experiments conducted in these countries reveal that cloud-seeding can increase rainfall by between 6% and 20%. Despite some international skepticism, the Chinese authorities remain convinced of the merits of attempting to alter weather. China’s state news agency Xinhua recently reported that between 1999 and 2006, 250 billion tons of rain was artificially created, enough to fill the Yellow River several times over. Moreover, China’s 11th Five Year Plan, which kicked off last year, calls for the creation of about 50 billion cubic meters of artificial rain annually. Artificial rain created through weather modification is not controversy-free even within China. City dwellers have raised concerns about environmental pollution, though both Wang and Zhang insist that silver iodide is used in such tiny quantities that it brings no negative health consequences. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/IG13Ad01.html"

4/15/2008 11:32:58 PM

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4/15/2008 11:33:23 PM