We Can Change the Weather

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Archive for July, 2009

Hurricane-calming technology? Bill Gates has a plan

Click here for USA article. By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY Good news, folks. Microsoft founder Bill Gates has turned his attention to controlling the weather. Five U.S. Patent and Trade Office patent applications, made public on July 9, propose slowing hurricanes by pumping cold, deep-ocean water in their paths from barges. If issued, the patents offer 18 years [...]

Debunking Urban Legends about Climate Change

  Some Frequently Heard Arguments from Climate Skeptics and Why They’re Wrong (or Simply Irrelevant)   There are many opinions surrounding global warming. Climate researcher, Frances Moore, breaks them down with scientific evidence. http://climate.weather.com/science/urban-legends/

Air Force Aims for Weather Control

Someday the U.S. military could drive a trailer to a spot just beyond insurgent fighting and, within minutes, reconfigure part of the atmosphere, blocking an enemy’s ability to receive satellite signals, even as U.S. troops are able to see into the area with radar. “This scenario may not be far away,” says Defense Tech [...]