This is a follow-up to a previous investigation into the origins of cloud seeding. Read the first article here.
Does the government control the weather? As more people realize that cloud seeding is a long-established technology that many governments have pursued, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that the answer isn’t simply “no.” However, it’s important to understand in what ways and to what extent it does. That said, and with the recent cloud seeding exploration in mind, it’s time to explore the fuller history of weather technology and weather manipulation in the United States.
Many countries across the globe have weather modification departments in their governments. From
Thailand’s Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation to larger countries’ “cloud-busting” operations like China’s, almost every country has some capacity for weather modification. Cloud seeding was such a widespread concern after the Vietnam War that a treaty was created and signed to regulate weather modification. This was largely an attempt to delimit the use of weather modification in war, like the United States’ Operation Popeye in the Vietnam War. The text…
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