Environmental Modifications

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/faculty/ddcaron/Archive/iel97/ie01012.htm | Nov. 10, 1997 | Ryan Azlein

[CDHart]

There is a UN convention called ENMOD which prohibits global environmental modification for hostile purposes. It dates back to 1976. Apparently someone must have thought it was possible, or they wouldn't have included it in the treaty. All comments welcome.

[patriciaruth]

Yes, you can modify the weather if you do a rain dance.

[KarinG1]

Can't be done, deliberately or accidentally. God controls the weather, men never will. A rain dance might help if you pray while you're doing it.

[C210N]

There is a UN convention called ...

Exactly. The UN would rather talk about ANYTHING, instead of doing anything about it [even if its not feasible].

[cripplecreek]

I doubt the weather can be modified much more than small scale cloud seeding for rain. Even that requires rain clouds to start with. Our planet is far too big and dynamic for us to be able to do much in the way of weather modification.

[i_dont_chat]

Russia's attempt at cloud seeding

http://www.airapparent.ca/library/full_text/russia_weather.htm

[i_dont_chat]

U.S. Senate's bill on weather mod

http://www.theorator.com/bills109/s517.html

[cripplecreek]

It doesn't appear to be terribly effective. I'm kinda suprised that so many countries even try.

[i_dont_chat]

United Nation's IPCC (Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change)

http://www.ipcc.ch/index.htm

Notice the special report (middle of the screen) showing Condensation Trails (contrails/chemtrails).

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Yes. Simply signing the Kyoto Accord will stop global warming. That's what the libs say. Just be patient. In 10,000 years you will probably notice a change in weather patterns.

[SmoothTalker]

I don't like the idea of changing the weather. Sounds too much like playing god to me.

[wolfcreek]

#1 Rule: It's not nice to fool Mother Nature!!!!!!!!

[Brett66]

We actually tried cloud seeding to alter hurricanes back in the 60's. They were unable to determine whether it affected the storm or not and the effort was abandoned.

A recent article in Scientific American detailed plans for altering hurricanes by the use of solar power sattelites that would beam microwaves into the storm as it first forms over the ocean. It looked as if it would be possible to effect changes in it with the proper application of energy at it's earliest stages.

[manwiththehands]

We CAN control the weather. Don't you remember the documentary "The Day After Tomorrow"? /sarc

[Darksheare]

Cloud seeding sorta works.
Vaporising a bunch of waterso it will be a huge thermal will somewhat work, but you could accidentally amake anything from a bunch of small scattered thunderstorms to a hurricane.
Currently we do not have the ability to forcibly evaporate enough water per second or even 'instantly' without resorting to telltale and highly detectible nuclear weapons.

Unless you want to believe the tin foil fringer types who think we have an array of orbiting laser satellites.
Then it becomes a matter of focusng enough energy into a small enough area.

[Solamente]

I can punch a hole in a cloud using my amygdala, but it dosen't seem to have any weather-changing effect!

[BenLurkin]

Or she'll call in her 'swat' team . . .

[CDHart]

Thank you for a sensible answer. I'm really looking for info, not trying to start a war!

Carolyn

[CDHart]

Is that you???????

Carolyn