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NEWS ABOUT: weather modification

weather modification stories: 2 news summaries

 US Seeks to Weaken Hurricanes

Scientists propose techniques to modify the weather

Aug 2, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security is hoping that weather-altering techniques can lessen the devastation caused by hurricanes, the Daily Telegraph reports. A hurricane reduction program likely to begin in October will devote $64 million to efforts such as spreading tiny salt particles in the storms to drain them of much... More »

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weather • Hurricane Katrina • severe weather • winds • flood • Department of Homeland Security • hurricane • weather modification • disaster preparedness • disaster

 Beijing Becomes
 Obsessed With Rain

Chinese people want some, but not too much, for Olympics

Jul 31, 08 1:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Talking about the weather isn’t just idle conversation in Beijing these days—it’s a national obsession, the Washington Post reports. The country is so anxious for a sunny Olympics—with just enough rain to clear the smog, of course—that changes in the forecast have become front-page news.... More »

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China • weather • pollution • Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • air pollution • weather modification • air quality

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