brings up fictional technology that can be encountered in the realms of Science Fiction and Fantasy . The concept of Weather Control is often portrayed as a part of Terraforming .
- In the fictional '' Star Trek '' universe, most advanced planets and colonies utilise weather control, often referred to as ''weather modification grids'' or ''weather modification nets''. A small, but long-established TNG-era (''ca'' 2369) colony was a weather control facility for approximately a hundred years. Most advanced civilizations apparently employ weather control standard equipment.
- Weather control technology in 2270s required special facilities, modern -era technology consists of multiple mid-size devices positioned strategically, networked and controlled from more-or-less arbitrary places.
- For example, the fictional planet Risa has its Climate controlled to be a tropical paradise. Perhaps one of the few modern (DS9-era) planets apparently without weather control technology is Ferenginar , with nearly continuous rain.
- In the live action Justice League Of America film, the antagonist is a terrorist who commits various attacks using a weather control device.
- In '' Aliens '', a colony sent to LV-426 by the Company utilized a Fusion -powered terraforming atmosphere processor. In The First Film , the planet's climate was not yet suitable for human life.
- In the , but the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles destroy it. The episode " Take Me To Your Leader " of the same series include Krang and the Shredder using a machine to reduce the Sun , creating cold weather on the Earth .
- Storm (played by Halle Berry ), a member of the X-Men , can control the weather.
- In '' Back To The Future Part II '', weather control is possible by the year 2015.
- In '' Superman III '', Gus Gorman ( Richard Pryor ) changes the weather by hacking into a weather satellite.
- In a '' Family Guy '' episode, Stewie builds a machine that can control the weather using only a satellite dish and a See 'n Say
- In the film '' The Avengers '' Sir August de Wynter ( Sean Connery ) creates a satellite capable of controlling the weather.
- '' Our Man Flint '' is a 1966 sci-fi action film which stars James Coburn as Derek Flint where a trio of mad scientists attempt to blackmail the world with a weather-control machine.
- '''' is a 1967 film from Japan. Scientists, on a tropical island, conduct weather control experiments then encounter gigantic praying mantises and a giant spider that attack the son of Godzilla . Godzilla arrives and saves his offspring.
- The cartoon miniseries '''', showed the terrorist group Cobra in possession of a device called the Weather Dominator.
- In '' 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 controller device'' Superweapon , and direct thunderstorms to strike a selected location of the map every 10 game minutes.
- In '' Phantasy Star II '', a weather, irrigation and dam control system known as Climatrol has been constructed by Mother Brain to make the barren planet Motavia habitable for Palman occupation.
- 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.
- There is a weather control device in Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge.
- 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, tornadoes, 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 Lois Lowry 's " The Giver ," the government controls the weather and keeps it from Snow ing, and confine Rain to the Farmland .
- In the book series '' Weather Warden '' by Rachel Caine , the Wardens are an association of people who control the elements - earth, fire and weather. They manipulate the weather to stop hurricanes and tornadoes destroying the world. The weather is manipulated throughout all 4 books, based in the United States, and a massive hurricane flattens Florida in the latest book.
- In Roger Zelazny 's '' The Chronicles Of Amber '' an openly known quality of the Jewel Of Judgment is the ability to control the local weather.
- In Frank Herbert 's Dune series, weather control is widespread, and is achieved with specialized satellites in orbit around a planet.
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