You can't imagine how effective China's weather modification program is.
They now control their weather.
My little investigation into how they do it across 50% of their land:
They now control their weather.
My little investigation into how they do it across 50% of their land:
See the graphic below.
In short, by interacting with clouds, China has increased rainfall by 27% in their Northeast.
The extra rain grows *11.6 million* more tons of grain.
That feeds 40 million people. That's the entire population of California.
Here's how they're doing it:
In short, by interacting with clouds, China has increased rainfall by 27% in their Northeast.
The extra rain grows *11.6 million* more tons of grain.
That feeds 40 million people. That's the entire population of California.
Here's how they're doing it:
They do two things at once:
1. Inject liquids into clouds while...
2. Burning fuel on mountain peaks
How does this work?
And, if we did it ourselves, could we end wildfires, control floods, and eliminate droughts?
The answer might be yes.
1. Inject liquids into clouds while...
2. Burning fuel on mountain peaks
How does this work?
And, if we did it ourselves, could we end wildfires, control floods, and eliminate droughts?
The answer might be yes.
However, the US has been too risk averse to modify the weather like China has.
Right now, China is:
• reducing desertification
• fighting wildfires
• refilling depleted reservoirs, lakes & wetlands
In fact, weather modification can improve air quality.
Right now, China is:
• reducing desertification
• fighting wildfires
• refilling depleted reservoirs, lakes & wetlands
In fact, weather modification can improve air quality.
Did you know the Chinese government did this in advance of the Beijing Olympics?
China has tested this tech on 50% of their landmass.
They've shown the world that weather modification isn't necessarily a zero sum game.
Meaning...
China has tested this tech on 50% of their landmass.
They've shown the world that weather modification isn't necessarily a zero sum game.
Meaning...
...creating rain in one region does not necessarily decrease the likelihood of rain in areas downwind.
That's a big learning. I'd like to see it further validated.
That's a big learning. I'd like to see it further validated.
In America, I question if this weather action will come from our government any time soon.
Like everything paradigm-changing, it will probably be an entrepreneur who wills it into existence.
But is that possible without top-down authority?
Like everything paradigm-changing, it will probably be an entrepreneur who wills it into existence.
But is that possible without top-down authority?
Well, recent advancements in:
• Drones
• Numerical weather modelling
• Radar algorithms
...have made cloud seeding commercially viable. From small startups.
So, in steps a tech entrepreneur: Augustus Doricko. The founder of Rainmaker.
• Drones
• Numerical weather modelling
• Radar algorithms
...have made cloud seeding commercially viable. From small startups.
So, in steps a tech entrepreneur: Augustus Doricko. The founder of Rainmaker.
I'm not an investor; I have no relationship. I want to call attention to their work as I've suffered through wildfires myself (twice).
There are four steps to Rainmaker's tech and how cloud seeding works:
1. Disperse tiny droplets of silver or potassium iodide into clouds.
There are four steps to Rainmaker's tech and how cloud seeding works:
1. Disperse tiny droplets of silver or potassium iodide into clouds.
Why?
In nature, similar droplets organically disperse into clouds—airborne atmospheric elements such as soil, dust, ash, sea salt, or pollen.
With silver or potassium, we're mimicking those effects in an on-demand, scalable way.
In nature, similar droplets organically disperse into clouds—airborne atmospheric elements such as soil, dust, ash, sea salt, or pollen.
With silver or potassium, we're mimicking those effects in an on-demand, scalable way.
Step 2: The cloud's water molecules naturally coalesce around these newly-introduced agents.
At first, due to the hydrophilic effect: the natural attraction of water molecules to one another because of their charged polarity.
Then, driven by random collision-coalescence:
At first, due to the hydrophilic effect: the natural attraction of water molecules to one another because of their charged polarity.
Then, driven by random collision-coalescence:
Now for step 3: The newly formed tiny water droplets (or ice crystals) continue to bond and merge into even heavier droplets.
As these merge and grow, the cloud's upward air currents can no longer counteract gravity to keep the droplets suspended in air.
Onto the last step.
As these merge and grow, the cloud's upward air currents can no longer counteract gravity to keep the droplets suspended in air.
Onto the last step.
Rain (or snow) starts when droplets grow to ~40 microns, breaking free from the suspending air currents and finally falling to Earth.
This process of "cloud seeding" requires very little silver iodide:
A 6oz glass (3/4 of a cup) can trigger rain over *hundreds of square miles.*
This process of "cloud seeding" requires very little silver iodide:
A 6oz glass (3/4 of a cup) can trigger rain over *hundreds of square miles.*
So, it's not crazy expensive.
Rainmaker disperses their cloud seeding agent using...
weather-resistant drones!
Rainmaker disperses their cloud seeding agent using...
weather-resistant drones!
Combined with numerical modelling to accurately predict weather and advanced radar to verify real-time conditions.
It’s not overly complicated to pull off.
The barrier is government approval and even more work to affirm safety.
It’s not overly complicated to pull off.
The barrier is government approval and even more work to affirm safety.
The combination of these technologies unleashes a new age of weather modification in America.
Something that China is already doing on a huge scale.
Something that China is already doing on a huge scale.
California reservoirs are running out of fresh water.
Variable crop yields put pressure on inflation.
Extreme weather leads to untenable insurance claims.
The time for proving the safety of wide-scale adoption of weather modification is probably now.
Variable crop yields put pressure on inflation.
Extreme weather leads to untenable insurance claims.
The time for proving the safety of wide-scale adoption of weather modification is probably now.
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