BEIJING (Reuters) – China closed 12 highways around the capital Beijing on Thursday because of heavy snow brought on after seeding clouds with chemicals, state media said on Thursday. In all, 12 highways, including one linking Beijing and Shenyang, capital of northeastern Liaoning province, were closed.
Hebei got its first heavy snow of this year on Wednesday. The provincial weather bureau said that snow too was “enhanced” by artificial seeding. “The snow has brought moisture to the soil, which may help end the drought,” Guo Yingchun, a senior engineer of the provincial meteorological observatory, was quoted as saying. Beijing is enduring its longest drought in 38 years, according to weather bureau records.
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shooting chemicals into clouds to make it rain is cool, but is this safe and healthy?
how mad is this!