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China Hopes, and Tries, for Rain-Free Festivities
Chinese to keep skies clear for the 60th China anniversary: Meteorologists said their efforts to prevent foul weather on Oct. 1 involved satellites, 400 scientists, cloud-probing lasers and a squadron of transport planes capable of sprinkling liquid nitrogen into pregnant clouds. “It is the first time in Chinese history that artificial weather modification on such a large scale has been attempted.”
Archinect scoops BLDGBLOG: Chinese to keep skies clear for the 60th China anniversary: Meteorologists said their efforts to prevent foul weather on Oct. 1 involved satellites, 400 scientists, cloud-probing lasers and a squadron of transport planes capable of sprinkling liquid nitrogen into pregnant clouds. “It is the first time in Chinese history that artificial weather modification on such a large scale has been attempted.”
Via the NYT.
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not only did they try, they got it. weirdest thing i ever saw...the days leading up to the Oct. 1 were nasty--smoggy, foggy, polluted, overcast, drizzling. The type of air you can really sink your teeth into--and you can feel sinking it's teeth into your lungs. The kind of thick, stale air that makes your head feel likes it has been stuck inside a pressure cooker, minus the heat. Visibility close to nil, headache close to 100.
Then, all of a sudden, we woke up Oct. 1 to the cleanest, clearest, crispest skies one can imagine. a sky that obviously had a little, if not a lot, of help from its friend, the grand ol' Party.
It's well known that China has been testing weather modification techniques for some time, that was also made aware to those of us on the ground last year in preparation for the Olympics--every Friday it rained at the same time in the weeks leading up to the event. But this was somehow more stealthily accomplished. I guess the methods are being fine tuned.
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