Page 18 - Cloud Seeding News Today

Humans can influence the weather ― to a degree. Today, cloud seeding, or artifical rain, is mostly used to bring water to drought-ravaged regions. But it's also been misused in the past.

A weather modification program. the process, known as �*cloud seeding consists of using silver iodide rods to induce rainfall, but these operations have raised both ethical and social questions. joining me now is dr shiuh—shen chien, professor of development geography and urban china geography at national taiwan university. a warm welcome to the programme. so, that was a long introduction there, we will try to keep our viewers on board here as we talk about cloud seeding to try and bring rai...

Translation: in the past, | the water level was basically more than three metres during this season. ive been working for over a decade and ive never seen such low water levels. after weeks of extreme heat, china issued its first national drought alert of the year last week. some authorities in parts of central and southwestern china have turned to cloud seeding an attempt to try and induce rainfall. there have been reports of rockets being launched into the sky carrying chemicals, but a lack of...

During this season. ive been working for over a decade and ive never seen such low water levels. after weeks of extreme heat, china issued its first national drought alert of the year last week. some authorities in parts of central and southwestern china have turned to cloud seeding — an attempt to try and induce rainfall. there have been reports of rockets being launched into the sky carrying chemicals, but a lack of cloud cover has stalled efforts in some areas, and theres no let—up in sig...

In the central hubei province as rural communities struggle to get by and crops have withered. plunging water levels of the yangtze river in chinas southwestern region have revealed this trio of buddhist statues believed to be 600 years old. translation: in the past, | the water level was basically more than three meters during this season. ive been working for over a decade and ive never seen such low water levels. after weeks of extreme heat, china issued its first national drought alert of th...

Of planes to dispense chemicals into the sky, to trigger rainfall. its a big strategy, but how effective will it be? to find out, im joined by dr laura kuhl, assistant professor at the school of public policy and urban affairs at northeastern university. perhaps we should start with, how do you cloud seeding? how do you use this technology? 50. you cloud seeding? how do you use this technology?— this technology? so, the concept is basically chemicals _ this technology? so, the concept is basic...

Experiment on a wide scale. china has experience doing cloud seeding, they do claim to have been successful using cloud seeding to stop rainfall, as part of the beijing olympics. 50, if anyone could pursue such a wide scale unproven technology, i think china is on the cutting—edge for this. tbtre is on the cutting-edge for this. are there an is on the cutting—edge for this. are there any consequences to it? you talk there about really inserting, i suppose, a chemical into the air. where does...

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In the sky so that allows the sun to beat down on the dry earth and thatjust causes temperatures to climb. this is the parched scene at chinas largest freshwater lake — poyang. its attached to the yangtze river, which is at record low levels. some parts have received less than half their usual rainfall. the persistent heat and dry conditions have had huge impacts on chinas crops, including mid—season rice and summer corn. thats got authorities thinking about the upcoming autumn grain harvest...

The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service has patented a new cloud seeding technology using electrically charged water.