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"chemtrails" do not exist.
The Southeast U.S. has been plagued the past couple days by "military chaff" -- groupings of millions of tiny fibers released by aircraft. This has been going on ever since radar was invented (in fact it can be a way to disrupt foreign aviation radar). You see it show up during clear weather every week or two, and since I've blogged about radar anomalies before, I'm surprised to realize that I haven't talked about this one. Here's a radar shot from southern Georgia and northern Florida yesterday afternoon, overlaid onto a 3-D radar image:
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) use of chaff and its long-term effects on the environment, focusing on:
(1) the extent and locations of chaff use; (2) its reported known and potential effects; and (3) the initiatives being taken or considered to address chaff's unintended effects.
GAO noted that: (1) chaff is used worldwide in conjunction with military training, testing, and other assigned missions;
(2) in fiscal year (FY) 1997, the Air Force reported using about 1.8 million bundles worldwide, Navy and Marine Corps aircraft used more than 354,000 bundles and 593 rolls, and Navy combat ships used about 10,000 large bundles;
(3) DOD records indicate that FY 1998 inventories include more than 37 million bundles and more than 141,000 rolls of chaff;
(4) the Air Force holds about 77 percent of the bundles, while the Navy and Marine Corps hold all the rolls;
(5) the Army has some mission needs but possesses and uses little chaff in peacetime training or testing;
(6) while DOD components report that chaff is an effective means of defense for aircraft, ships, and related weapons systems, DOD and other agencies have identified some unintended and potential side effects of chaff; (7) chaff can affect safety by interfering with air traffic control radar;
(8) chaff can also affect weather radar observations and the operation of friendly radar systems, especially when vehicles stir up chaff that has settled on the ground;
(9) the services have a number of ongoing initiatives to address concerns about the unintended and potential effects of chaff;
(10) for example, DOD has entered into or is negotiating agreements with other federal agencies to address issues related to commercial air safety, weather forecasting, and environmental impacts on public lands;
(11) also, the Navy has started a program to develop degradable chaff that is estimated to cost about 40 percent more than the current chaff;
(12) while intended as beneficial, the Navy has not yet defined the operational and environmental benefits that could result from this program;
(13) notwithstanding DOD's actions, some concerns continue to be raised by the public and federal agencies about the potentially harmful or undesirable effects of chaff on the environment;
(14) also, some of DOD's studies cite additional areas where questions have been raised about the unintended effects of chaff;
(15) DOD has not systematically followed up on these questions or on the recommendations of these reports to determine whether they merit additional review; and
(16) DOD continues to retain lead-based chaff in its inventory even though this type of chaff has not been manufactured since 1987 and is reportedly no longer in use.
Originally posted by phishyblankwaters
reply to post by PluPerfect
"chemtrails" do not exist.
Now, see, you just can't say that, because you can't prove it.
chemtrails are entirely possible.
My 2 cents? You probably have some nice photos of normal contrails just like everyone else who heard about "chemtrails" and overnight, started seeing them everywhere.
Originally posted by dw31243
reply to post by TheStar
Star, everyone who has looked at these Chemtrail threads know they are real.
What everyone needs to do is post these pictures on the weatherman's facebook pages and tweet the pictures for the world to see.
We are winning this war!!!
Originally posted by dw31243
reply to post by TheStar
Star, everyone who has looked at these Chemtrail threads know they are real.