Wednesday, April 16, 2008 9:29 PM
jhinkle
China to control weather with rocket launchers at Olympics
That's right. Rocket Launchers.
An IBM p575 supercomputer is being used to provide hourly weather forecasts for 17,000 square miles around the city.
If rain clouds are expected the Weather Modification Office can call on 1,500 staff with 30 aircraft to drop chemicals into the clouds to force them to drop their water early.
A further 37,000 part-time staff can fire additional materials into the clouds using 7,113 anti-aircraft guns and 4,991 rocket launchers.
[From China to use weather control at Olympics - Slice of SciFi]
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