Saturday, March 29, 2008

China wants sun on demand for Beijing Olympics

At this summer’s Beijing Olympics, China puts a 50-year experiment to the test: Officials are betting weather modification can keep the sun shining on the Games. Despite shaky science, the government is confident (not for the first time) that man can best nature. Whatever their chances, there’s plenty at stake—because all that development and urban renewal won’t look so good beneath a curtain of smog. This just sounds plain dangerous to me. Could it mess up the weather world wide?
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