And consider the increased use of coal to deal with the colder temperatures occasioned by the weather manipulation. :-o
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Hawkins, Dave <dhawk...@nrdc.org> wrote: > Whoops. > (but consider the mitigation due to a day or so of no driving) :>) > > CHINA: State-manufactured snowfall closes 12 highways (02/20/2009) > > Chinese officials were forced to close 12 highways in the drought-plagued > Hebei province around Beijing after artificially "enhanced" clouds dropped > heavy snowfall, the state-run news agency said. > > The clouds were seeded by 313 cigarette-sized capsules of silver iodide > shot into the sky, a procedure to increase the clouds' ability to retain > moisture. > > On the bright side, officials expect the snowstorm to help bring an end to > Beijing's longest drought in 38 years, according to weather bureau records. > > "The snow has brought moisture to the soil, which may help end the > drought," Guo Yingchun, a senior engineer in the provincial meteorological > observatory, was quoted as saying. > > In all, 12 outbound highways were shut down, including one linking the > capital with Shenyang, capital of the northeastern Liaoning province (Nick > Macfie, > Reuters<http://in.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idINTRE51I10X20090219>, > Feb. 19). > > > > -- David W. Schnare Center for Environmental Stewardship --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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