China Is Building a Rain-Making System Three Times as Big as Spain
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#2This sounds like a potential military weapon as well
Re: China Is Building a Rain-Making System Three Times as Big as Spain
#3I've always thought Australia should build a giant canal from the Great Australia Bite up through central Australia. Perhaps forming a permanent inland sea. The sea water evaporating would fall as rain (not sure where, though...).
A question for this article is who would have gotten that rain had it not been seeded.
Re: China Is Building a Rain-Making System Three Times as Big as Spain
#4This sounds like a potential military weapon as well
They mention the US, CN and then SU, now RU, had engaged in weather research for offensive purposes --but at least some of that has turned to defensive measures now, given pop growth and climate change.
Re: China Is Building a Rain-Making System Three Times as Big as Spain
#5Where would this rain that's being diverted normally end up?
Is some other country going to have a drought because of this?
Re: China Is Building a Rain-Making System Three Times as Big as Spain
#6Where would this rain that's being diverted normally end up? Is some other country going to have a drought because of this?
It's possible, even likely, that much of the rain would have fallen on the ocean.
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#7Where would this rain that's being diverted normally end up? Is some other country going to have a drought because of this?
It's possible, even likely, that much of the rain would have fallen on the ocean.
Really? Because most of the moisture originated from the oceans in the first place. Are you saying that after genesis, it travels for some time over land before being deposited back in an ocean?
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#8I've always thought Australia should build a giant canal from the Great Australia Bite up through central Australia. Perhaps forming a permanent inland sea. The sea water evaporating would fall as rain (not sure where , though...). A question for this article is who would have gotten that rain had it not been seeded.
Do you mean Lake Eyre?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Eyre
There has been discussion about flooding it with sea water for years but it seems impractical.
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#9The potential environmental impact of loads of silver iodide on human and other animal life is of concern. But it is China, so they probably don't care about that aspect.
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