Great! This article says that the Chinese are among the world's leaders in what is called "weather modification," yet this same LA Times is one of the first to blame Dubya and the US for global warming.
Posted on 02/02/2008 9:44:08 PM PST by Perdogg
It is yet another attempt by man to triumph over nature.
Determined not to let anything spoil their party, organizers of the 2008 Summer Olympics said Wednesday that they will take control over the most unpredictable element of all -- the weather.
While China's Olympic athletes are getting ready to compete on the fields, its meteorologists are working the skies, attempting the difficult feat of making sure it doesn't rain on the Aug. 8 opening ceremonies.
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They just need to hire Karl Rove and his Weather Machine.
Really, I’m glad they displaced millions of people to have the Olympics.
It won’t surprise me one bit if some Olympic buildings collapse because they were sub standard.
Pretty scary if you ask me. I bet the average Chinese is starting to wish Beijing was NOT awarded the Olympics.
Food supplies are being diverted, people are being pushed out of their homes to make way for Olympic prestige projects, a recent thread said massive amounts of fresh water are being channeled to Beijing and the surrounding area... and now they are screwing with the weather.
I heard they planned to use massive cloud seeding in the runup to the games to hopefully clear the air of pullution.
Gosh, the Chinese have an in with God, who’da thunk it.
$20.00 on the Creator making a joke of them.
Great! This article says that the Chinese are among the world's leaders in what is called "weather modification," yet this same LA Times is one of the first to blame Dubya and the US for global warming.
Guess that answers John Fogerty’s question he asked about 40 years ago.
only the big Big Guy can do that.
You mean Elvis?
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According to the Beijing Times reported yesterday, "Games events meteorological service guarantees press conference", the Beijing Meteorological Bureau official, a rainstorm during the Olympic Games, such as the probability of extreme weather is very small. If the opening day in moderate rain or drizzle weather, the rain can be resolved through artificial elimination. Beijing Meteorological Bureau deputy director Wang Jian Jie, the meteorological support for the Olympic Games Apart from the local, Beijing Olympic weather services centre in co city, torch relay important for the establishment of a meteorological observation stations, and formed a joint video can be more consultation with the service system. At present the Everest region also laid the automatic observation system in order to ensure the smooth transfer of Mount Qomolangma in the torch. Beijing Meteorological Bureau director of the Center for Guowenli climate, the Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony of whether it rained that night, everyone is very concerned about the issue, but also the Olympic Games in weather forecasting one of the most important work. August 8, Beijing has Liqiu, temperature decreased gradually, gradually reduce humidity, more appropriate for the holding of the Olympic Games. Beijing Weather Modification Office ZHANG Qiang, executive deputy director said that based on the impact of weather on the domestic and foreign research and test results, the current small to moderate rain can eliminate artificial rain elimination. (Li Yi) |
God said, “let there be light”, the Chinese say “let there be no rain”. I hope it rains during the entire Olympics.
LOL, but thinkin’ more along the lines of who is responsible for my old butt sitting here typing right now and it ain’t elvis!!!
They’re going to build the Great Roof?
They should have tried stopping all that snow!
Sounds like the Atlanta Olympics.
“If you’re talking about a small rainfall, you can eliminate it,” Wang said. “But if it’s going to be raining cats and dogs, there’s nothing man can do about it.”
Oh, well if it is raining cats and dogs, the cooks at the restaurants will be pleased.
Hah!
The most “interesting” games ever.
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