Rodney Blackall wrote:
In article ,
Peter Thomas wrote:
In message , Chrissou1973
writes

Is it theoretically possible to alter the weather - perhaps to use as a
weapon. There was an article on the internet about America supposedly
inserting certain chemicals into the atmostphere to divert hazardous
weather to targetted countries. Although I believe this to be fiction -
if theoretically possible - I would appreciate some assistance in
articulating this for a proposed novel i am researching... please note
- I am a complete novice so scientific responses in lay-man terms
please.

If we told you we'd have to kill you.

Of course a government could organise something that would alter the weather
temporarily; but the chance of "unintended consequences" would inhibit any
SANE organisation.

Changing the climate of an area is not so hard - just divert a couple of big
rivers and dry-up an inland sea (Aral, Caspian, Dead). Again the effects
might not be entirely what you wanted!

Or burn vast tracts of forest for soya bean farms, log the timber in a
clear felling spree and on or two other overly intensive single species
farming methods such as wheat growing on the prairies of Canada and the
US.

It's not just the commies that misbehaved. Now we in Britain are
irresponsible for the desolation of seas all around Britain. And when
it's too late, we will get some idea about why it wasn't a good idea.