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NEWS ABOUT: clouds

clouds stories: 4 news summaries

 To Cut Snowplow Bill, 
 Moscow Monkeys 
 With Weather 

If we make snow fall elsewhere, mayor reasons, there will be less snow

Oct 16, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moscow's neighbors are steaming over a cost-cutting proposal by the mayor to make less snow fall in the city—which would mean more precipitation in the surrounding region. Liquid nitrogen, cement particles, and other substances kill clouds in the summer, and Yury Luzhkov wants to control the weather year-round, reports... More »

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Russia • Moscow • clouds • winter • snow • precipitation • dispersal • seeding • Yury Luzhkov

 Forecast: 
 'Astonishing' 
 New Cloud Type 

If recognized, new variety would be first since 1951

Jun 15, 09 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - A photo taken by an Iowa paralegal may help secure the recognition of a new cloud type, USA Today reports. Meteorologists are analyzing the cloud's characteristics to determine whether it's an example of an unrecognized type. If the move to recognize the cloud type succeeds, undulus asperatus, whose Latin name... More »

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weather • environment • science • clouds • climate

 'Cloud' Ads Float Sky-High 

Flying logos don't pollute, either, company says

Apr 17, 08 2:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forget blimps. A new kind of advertising sends company logos sky-bound in the form of clouds themselves—or almost. “Flogos” are flying, cloud-like shapes created from a soapy mixture pumped up with helium and other gases. The floating messages, sent up by repurposed snow machines, are completely safe, both... More »

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advertising • marketing • logo • clouds • flogo

China Shoots Down Bad Weather

High-tech program controls climate, plays rainmaker.

Jul 13, 07 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - China has a solution for its unpredictable weather: create its own. The county is toying with the world's largest weather modification program in terms of size, budget and equipment. The original idea was to ease droughts and improve harvests with man-made rain, but the program has evolved uses in fighting... More »

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China • weather • 2008 Beijing Olympics • rain • anti aircraft guns • rocket launchers • Weather Modification Program • clouds • farmer

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