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Weather control is the act of manipulating or altering certain aspects of the environment to produce desirable changes in weather. HISTORY OF WEATHER CONTROL Some American Indians had rituals which they believed could induce rain. The Finnish People , on the other hand, were believed ''by others'' to be able to control all weather. Thus Viking s refused to take Finns on their raids by sea. Remnants of this belief lasted well into the modern age, with many ship crews being reluctant to accept Finnish sailors. The early modern era saw people observe that during battles the firing of Cannon s and other firearms often initiated precipitation. The first example of practical weather control is the Lightning Rod . Project Stormfury was an attempt to weaken Tropical Cyclone s (hurricanes) by flying Aircraft into Storm s and Seeding the Eyewall with Silver Iodide . The project was run by the United States Government from 1962 to 1983 . Various weather control techniques (e.g. Cloud Seeding ) are used in Russia , especially during preparations for significant anniversaries. Cloud seeding is also used in other areas. A bill to establish a Weather Modification Operations And Research Board , and for other purposes, was introduced on the floor of the United States Senate on March 3 2005 , by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison . CURRENT OPERATIONS HIPAS has several diverse experimental facilities: a 1-megawatt rf transmitter to produce ELF/VLF (Extremely Low and Very Low Frequency) electromagnetic (EM) generation by the absorption of radio Frequency (rf) power in the artic ionospher including ion cyclotron excitation; a 100 kW rf plasma torch used in research on the destruction of hazardous waste; a 2.7 m liquid mirror telescope used with one of several lasers for ionospheric stimulation and measurement; an Incoherent Scatter Radar (a new project using 88 ft. diameter antenna at NOAA Gilmore Creek site 34 km SW of HIPAS as the receiving antenna with the transmitter at HIPAS). We are in the process of adding a very high power (terawatt) laser (recently obtained from LLNL) to perform laser breakdown experiments in the ionosphere. Two Diesel electric generators (1500 HP 4160 V, 3-phase, _1.2 MVA each) are used to power the experiments. there are a number of computers (PC's ) on site, and a high-speed data line to UAF is available. MODERN ASPIRATIONS There are two factors which make weather control extremely difficult if not fundamentally unattainable. The first is the immense quantity of Energy contained in the Atmosphere . The second is its Turbulence . Cloud seeding has a mixed history of successes and failures. Critics generally contend that claimed successes occur in conditions which were going to rain anyway. Conspiracy Theorists have suggested that governments use weather control as a weapon (eg via HAARP and/or Chemtrails ). Although this has not been proven, U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen allegedly gave credence to the idea at a counterterrorism conference in 1997. IDEAS TO CONSIDER FOR THE FUTURE
IN FICTION In fiction, weather control technology can be encountered in the realm of science fiction, fantasy and alternative realities. The concept of weather control is often a part of Terraforming . Film and television Star Trek In the Star Trek universe, most advanced planets and colonies utilise weather control. A small, but long-established TNG-era (''ca'' 2369) colony a weather control facility for approximately hundred years. Most advanced civilizations apparently employ weather control standard equipment either within the hull or as separate machines for utilization on the ground. Weather control technology in 2270s required special facilities, modern TNG- and DS9-era technology consists of multiple mid-size devices positioned strategically, networked and controlled from more-or-less arbitrary places. For example, the planet Risa has its Climate controlled to be a tropical paradise. Perhaps one of the few modern exceptions of planets apparently without weather control technology is Ferenginar with continuous rain. (It could be the weather control is set for never ending rain.) Other films In Aliens , a colony sent to LV-426 by the Company utilized a Fusion -powered terraforming atmosphere processor. In Alien , the planet's climate was not yet suitable for human life. Storm , a member of the Comic Book team the X-Men , can control the weather. In Back To The Future Part II , weather control is possible by the year 2015. In the film The Avengers (film) Sir August de Wynter ( Sean Connery ) creates a sattellite capable of controlling the weather. Computer games In the Master Of Orion , it is possible to build a weather control building to change the planet's environment. In , the Allies can build the ''weather control device'' Superweapon , and direct thunderstorms to strike a selected location of the map every 10 game minutes. In the forthcoming game '' Spore '' by Will Wright, players will be able to use a spacecraft to modify planetary atmospheres - creating volcanoes to generate carbon dioxide, seeding plant life to create breathable air, or even using a " Genesis Device" to make a planet habitable in one go. Prose Ben Bova 's The Weathermakers is the story of a government agency that controls the weather. Sydney Sheldon 's "Are You Afraid of the Dark" is the story of a think tank that builds technology powerful enough to create hurricanes, tornados, and tsunamis. In Michael Crichton 's " State Of Fear ," Ecoterrorists plan to create a tsunami, calve an iceberg, and induce flash flooding and hurricanes. In the book series Weather Warden by Rachel Caine , the Wardens are an assiociation of people who control the elements - earth, fire and weather. They manipulate the weather to stop hurricanes and tornados destroying the world. The weather is manipulated through all 4 books, based in the United States, and a massive hurricane flattens Florida in the latest book. Other Fictional weather controllers DC Comics villain Weather Wizard could control the weather with a special kind of technology in the shape of a wand. Marvel Comics heroes Thor and Storm could control weather; the former because he is the Norse god of thunder, the latter because she is a Mutant . Digimon character Wizardmon could manipulate Thunderstorms . SEE ALSO
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