Beijing aims to control weather at Olympics
Science • February 2008 • Views: 537
Beijing aims to control weather at Olympics
Nearly 11,000 artillery guns, rockets used to try to manipulate rain — the Chinese are trying to do what man never has: Control the weather.
With five months to go before the Summer Games come to Beijing, Chinese scientists say they are confident they can keep rain away from the opening ceremony, or summon a storm on cue to clear the city’s choking pollution.