Question Earthority!

“As they prepare to host the Olympics — an event whose very purpose is to push the limits of human beings — the Chinese are trying to do what man never has: Control the weather. With just months to go before the Summer Games come to Beijing, Chinese scientists say they are confident they can keep rain away from the opening ceremony, or summon a storm on cue to clear the city’s choking pollution. It’s a bold — and, according to scientists, dubious — bit of stage management. At installations like one called Fragrant Hills, outside Beijing, peasants with anti-aircraft guns and rocket launchers, blast the sky with silver iodide, hoping to shock rain from the clouds.” (03/02/08)