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(4) WEATHER MODIFICATION.--The term
19 ``weather modification'' means changing or control-
20 ling, or attempting to change or control, by artificial
21 methods the natural development of atmospheric
22 cloud forms or precipitation forms which occur in
23 the troposphere.
2) assessments and evaluations of the efficacy
9 of weather modification, both purposeful (including
10 cloud-seeding operations) and inadvertent (including
11 downwind effects and anthropogenic effects).
Originally posted by FatherLukeDuke
Wow, it's like a school reunion.
Cloud. Seeding. Does. Not. Leave. Trails.
Originally posted by apc
The studies would involve the development (or elimination) of clouds, the precipitation that follows, the effects downwind, and the effect the experiments have on humans.
I think it's fairly cut 'n' dry.
(b) MEMBERSHIP-
(1) IN GENERAL- The Board shall consist of 11 members appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, of whom--
(A) at least 1 shall be a representative of the American Meteorological Society;
(B) at least 1 shall be a representative of the American Society of Civil Engineers;
(C) at least 1 shall be a representative of the National Academy of Sciences;
(D) at least 1 shall be a representative of the National Center for Atmospheric Research of the National Science Foundation;
(E) at least 2 shall be representatives of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of Commerce;
(F) at least 1 shall be a representative of institutions of higher education or research institutes; and
(G) at least 1 shall be a representative of a State that is currently supporting operational weather modification projects.
Originally posted by LazarusTheLong
I personally don't care if weather modification chemicals leave visible contrails or not. The purpose of them is to cause the development of clouds, which I am sure you will agree, are visible... and since the "seeds" are dropped in a line, would these cloud building chemicals not form clouds that started as lines more or less...
and is that not what has been described by the people in areas, that we now know were test areas...?
Also... seeding is no longer an accurate word...
when you have C130s loading up huge tanks, dumping the chemical and then doing 10 minute touchdowns before taking off again, to unload again... you are talking some massive volume of chemical in the air, over hundreds of miles...
so seeding doesn't seem to encompass the true amount of tweaking...
maybe the word just sounds to whimpy... I dunno...
Originally posted by billybob
you think that they are testing to see the effect on humans, and you're casually 'ok' with that? wow, am i surprised!
Originally posted by LazarusTheLong
The purpose of them is to cause the development of clouds, which I am sure you will agree, are visible...
and since the "seeds" are dropped in a line, would these cloud building chemicals not form clouds that started as lines more or less...
Originally posted by FatherLukeDuke
Originally posted by LazarusTheLong
The purpose of them is to cause the development of clouds, which I am sure you will agree, are visible...
You shouldn't have been so sure I'd agree. It isn't to cause the development of clouds. It is to cause existing clouds to precipitate (rain).
and since the "seeds" are dropped in a line, would these cloud building chemicals not form clouds that started as lines more or less...
No. As I have just said, cloud seeding has nothing to do with "forming" clouds. You're just making it up now.
Can anyone provide any evidence that cloud seeding causes the formation of long, persistant cloud trails on clear days? (or even cloudy ones)
Originally posted by apc
There have been lots of bills proposing experimentation on humans. Just like this one, they were just bills.