AS WELL as beating ourselves up about inadvertently altering the weather and climate, it’s time to start worrying about deliberate attempts to change the weather. That’s the conclusion of a report about to be released by the US National Academy of Sciences.
Just a handful of research programmes worldwide are investigating the effects of modifying the weather. Despite this, those plagued by water shortages or extreme weather are taking matters into their own hands: schemes to enhance rain or suppress hail, for example, are under way in more than 24 countries.
The NAS wants the US to start funding programmes…
