"Brendan DJ Murphy" wrote in message
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This is old news dated 14 July...


A storm is brewing in China as drought-plagued regions accuse each other
of stealing clouds for rain-seeding.
With the help of modern technology, scientists can fire rockets filled
with various substances into light, fluffy clouds to make them rain.
"But the practice has caused considerable controversy in recent days,
with some saying that one area's success with rain has meant taking
moisture meant for one place and giving it to another," the China Daily
said on Wednesday.
The row over rainclouds was particularly heated in several cities in
central Henan province.
"Meteorological officials in Zhoukou were soon accusing their
counterparts in Pingdingshan of overusing available natural resources by
intercepting clouds that would have likely drifted to other places, say,
like Zhoukou," the newspaper said.
Much of China is short of water and cloud-seeding is common, especialy
over major cities.


....frightening.. I thought cloud seeding died out years ago.. it's a recipe
for civil war...or worse!