Tuesday, June 19, 2007

China to control Olympics weather

Apparently China is planning to force rain ahead of Olympics so that they can bring sunshine to the opening ceremony. How I wish they make it easier to afford so we can use it in June here...

From a news article(Link): Chance of showers during the 2008 Beijing Olympics: 50 percent. But Chinese meteorologists have a plan to bring sunshine.

The meteorologists say they can force rain in the days before the Olympics, through a process known as cloud-seeding, to clean the air and ensure clear skies. China has been tinkering with artificial rainmaking for decades, but whether it works is a matter of debate among scientists.

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