25 March 2018
CASC space scientists designed and constructed a weather modification test system to bring substantially more rain to the Tibetan plateau, Asia’s biggest freshwater reserve. The system consists of a network of fuel-burning chambers to produce cloud-seeding silver iodide.The chambers’ daily operation will be guided by highly precise real-time data collected from a network of 30 small weather satellites monitoring monsoon activities over the Indian Ocean. CASC signed an agreement with Tsinghua University and Qinghai province on the project. However, it is not clear whether the government will aprove the project, as intercepting the moisture in the skies over Tibet could have a knock-on effect and reduce rainfall in other Chinese regions.
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