Have you heard about this? These excerpts were published in article on page 56 of this month's Dwell...
"For the 2008 Games, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau is using repurposed military equipment, including rockets and anti-aircraft guns, together with an IBM supercomputer and dedicated satellite imaging to stop bad weather before it forms"...
"Figures released by the China Meteorological Administration indicate that an incredible 7,113 anti-aircraft guns; 4,991 retrofitted rocket launchers; an no fewer than 32,000 employees have been pressed into service on this atmospheric battlefront."...
"The Olympics thus present us with something of a test case: Faced with overwhelming air pollution, heavy particulates, and possible rainstorms- and with billions of sports fans watching- can the Chinese manage to forcefully clear the skies?"
Sadly, they are not expending time, money and resources to avert the disastrous hurricanes, floods, tornadoes or tsunamis that are plaguing our planet. They simply want to make sure no one gets wet at the Olympics cause that, my friends, would be a tragedy.
You can visit the Chinese Meteorological Administration's website here.
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