Weather control

Journal Article · Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Ed. Res. Rep. (Wash., D.C.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6810349

Leepson, M

Weather modification, the intentional altering of atmospheric conditions to suit the purposes of humankind, has five basic forms: (1) fog dissipation; (2) rain and snow enhancement; (3) hail suppression; (4) lightning suppression; and (5) the abatement of severe storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes. The dissipation of fog and the seeding of clouds with dry ice or silver iodide to produce rain are the most successful weather modification techniques. Both are used extensively and with varying degrees of success in the United States and around the world. Cloud seeding, though, is not effective in easing the harshness of a drought, such as the one that hit the Southwest, Midwest and Great Plains this summer.

• OSTI ID: 6810349
• Journal Information: Ed. Res. Rep. (Wash., D.C.); (United States), Vol. 11:9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
WEATHER
MODIFICATIONS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CLIMATES
CLOUDS
HURRICANES
METEOROLOGY
SILVER IODIDES
STORMS
DISASTERS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
IODIDES
IODINE COMPOUNDS
SILVER COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
500100* - Environment
Atmospheric- Basic Studies- (-1989)