THE WEATHER MACHINE
Man is attempting to control the weather. So far, we've developed methods that increase rain and snowfall. New technologies are in development that may allow us to fully control the weather and climate. But could attempting to hack the world's weather unintentionally lead it to worse conditions and extreme storms.
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Concerns & Fears
Ancient Israelites tried fasting, others tried rain dancing.... But if a higher power isn't answering, modern science may be the last resort
Will Wlizlo
As science investigates the natural environment, it also modifies it, and that modification may have incalculable consequences for evil as well as for good
John Kennedy
Former US President
Playing with the weather might sound like something from the future, but governments have been implementing cloud seeding operations for decades.
Jessica Brown
Actress
Types of Weather Machines
History
1916
1916
Charles Hatfield
1938
1938
  • MIT professor Henry G. Houghton of MIT documents uses a hygroscopic solution dissipated fog.
1946
1946
  • GE chemists Vincent Scahger and Irving Langmiur develops the method of cloud seeding.
1967
1967
      October 13, 1947
      October 13, 1947
      Project Cirrus was the first attempt to modify a hurricane. The attempt failed
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