The Blanket Effect

Just Keep on Pushing It

2011-06-22T08:46:00.008-04:00

(note: David Keith pops his head in to tout the benefits of weather modification, which he knows much about, as shown in our many research materials on this site. Excerpts are from Scientific American.com) Saving Nature by Ending It: Geoengineering and the Moral Case for Conservation Climate change is a foregone conclusion. The amount of carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere from two

HAARP Activity During Recent Bird Die-Off

2011-01-10T20:44:00.005-05:00

Although it's not the standard format on The Blanket Effect to present information that has not been thoroughly scientifically tested, a recent series of events involving fish die-offs and bird die-offs worldwide has caused considerable speculation in the media. To add to the debate, I offer 3 Magnetometer Chain diagrams from the HAARP facility in Alaska recorded at the time of three of the

HAARP Could Have Caused Pakistan Flood

2010-10-13T08:22:00.002-04:00

(note: Pakistan had record floods over the Summer, and an article in Scientific American gives us a clue about why this happened. We provide excerpts from the article here. Check out the accompanying maps from The Magnetometer Chain based in Alaska and the Jet Stream analysis for that time period, which we put here for your inspection.)What Caused the Massive Flooding in Pakistan? “The northern

Art from David Dees

2010-09-04T07:01:00.000-04:00

(Here's a timely lithograph from satirist/cartoonist David Dees. You can see more of his political Art on his website DeesIllustration.com-Editor)

The Silver (Iodide) Lining Project

2010-05-12T16:37:00.021-04:00

(Apparently the well known Mr. Gates has not been informed about the ongoing Department of Defense/NOAA weather modification 'research projects', but here, at least, we learn of an official funding source. -editor) (excerpts from Edmondton Journal)Plans to Cool The Planet Heat Up Geoengineering Debate by Margaret Munro Billionaire Bill Gates is funding experiments to explore using "

Albedo Effect Boomerang

2010-03-17T17:05:00.001-04:00

(Excerpt of article from New Scientist.com 03/17/10:)Polluting ships have been doing the climate a favour In July this year, the world's shipping lines will begin to apply pollution-cutting rules that will save tens of thousands of lives a year. Yet these very measures - which will radically cut sulphur emissions from ships - have a downside: they will also increase global warming. When

Questions from an Expert

2009-09-23T17:18:00.022-04:00

(note: Below are excerpts from an article by G. Bala, printed on January 10, 2009. Although Mr. Bala apparently is a frequent contributor to climate research, in this paper he cites his reservations about using atmospheric aerosols (chemtrails) in the fight against global warming. Keep in mind that chemtrails of unknown chemistry are already being deployed every day and nearly everywhere,

As If It's New

2009-09-03T12:07:00.007-04:00

(note: excerpt and associated image from New Scientist, 09/03/09)Geoengineering is No Longer UnmentionableMost people and nations now recognise the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid dangerous climate change. However, there is a growing fear that this fragile support for action could be at risk because geoengineering - the large-scale manipulation of the environment to counteract

Goodbye Blue Skies

2009-07-07T18:54:00.003-04:00

(note: excerpt from article “Moving Heaven and Earth”, by Graeme Wood, pp. 70-76, The Atlantic, July/August 2009) If we were transported forward in time, to an Earth ravaged by catastrophic climate change, we might see long, delicate strands of fire hose stretching into the sky, like spaghetti, attached to zeppelins hovering 65,000 feet in the air. Factories on the ground would pump 10 kilos

"Tinkering" With The Weather in U.S.

2009-06-19T10:49:00.004-04:00

(note: excerpt from USAtoday.com, 10/02/07)Cloud seeders prime the skies for needed rainLAKIN, Kan. — Water is prized in western Kansas, where aquifers are suffering and farms are miles wide and generations deep; a scant half inch of rain can mean the difference between a successful season and a failed one. But when it comes in the form of fist-sized balls of ice known as hail, water's more than

Pakistan Battles Drought with Cloud Seeding Experiments

2009-06-19T10:43:00.002-04:00

(note: from The Tribune, 08/08/2000)Pakistan creates artificial rainISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Meteorological Department has succeeded in creating artificial rains in drought-hit Thar desert, Cholistan, Khuzdar and other areas.Making this announcement, the department’s Director-General Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry told the Press here that of the 24 cloud-seeding experiments conducted during the last six

WM Changes Water Cycle

2009-03-19T07:18:00.028-04:00

(note: excerpt from 05/28/08 Science Daily)Geoengineering Could Slow Down Global Water CycleAs fossil fuel emissions continue to climb, reducing the amount of sunlight hitting the Earth would definitely have a cooling effect on surface temperatures. However, a new study from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, led by atmospheric scientist Govindasamy Bala, shows that this intentional

Last Resort...sort of

2009-02-26T07:03:00.015-05:00

(note: excerpt from New Scientist, 04/09/2009)Hacking the planet: The only climate solution left?In a room in London late last year, a group of British politicians were grilling a selection of climate scientists on geoengineering - the notion that to save the planet from climate change, we must artificially tweak its thermostat by firing fine dust into the atmosphere to deflect the sun's rays,

Independent or Part of HAARP Network?

2008-11-24T19:25:00.013-05:00

(note: The HAARP program is part of a military installation in Alaska, as we've reported in other posts.. Although there are other countries currently doing electromagnetic research in the far north, no one knows for sure if the installations take into account the HAARP activity or whether they choose to ignore the very real electrical charges that HAARP generates into the ionosphere. Below we

Hurricane Help From Chemtrails?

2008-11-10T18:05:00.003-05:00

(Images below from: NEXSAT and The National Hurricane Center, text authored by A. de Roche of Blanket Effect Staff)On 10/25/08, Chemtrail spraying appeared over Colombia's northern coastal region.(image at left)Approximately one week later, on 11/02/08, when substantial 'cloud' formation had built up over the Atlantic ocean, new chemtrails were seen on the northwestern storm front line.(image at

Another Opinion

2008-07-25T14:26:00.015-04:00

(note: PBS's award winning NOVA series recently featured an episode entitled "Dimming the Sun". Although what is being claimed on the program as "contrails"can't always explain the type or frequency of what we are seeing in our skies, the following excerpt and images, except where otherwise noted, are from an editorial on the NOVA site)The Contrail Effect by Peter TysonAre vapor trails from

Playing With 'Northern Lights'

2008-07-10T10:13:00.017-04:00

(note: Excerpt below from "Background of the HAARP Project", prepared by Rosalie Bertell, PHD, from Earthpulse.com)Poker Flat Rocket Launch (1968 to Present) The Poker Flat Research Range is located about 50 km North of Fairbanks, Alaska, and it was established in 1968.It is operated by the Geophysical Institute with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, under NASA contract.About 250 major

HAARP and Barium Testing Denied

2008-07-03T10:31:00.011-04:00

(Below is a quote from a letter recently received on June 15, 2008 by Blanket Effect's founder A. de Roche from Congressman Bart Stupak, in response to a letter that was sent to Mr. Stupak asking him to look into barium spraying and the HAARP project . A complete copy of the letter received from the congressman can be viewed here)"I am not aware of any tests being conducted by the Department of

Guess It's Okay In War

2008-06-25T15:45:00.007-04:00

(note: After over two years of ongoing research by the Blanket Effect staff, there is little doubt that the bulk of the United State's weather modification program is based on defense initiatives.In the following excerpts from a defense document Joint Vision 2010, hints of what's to come from new technologies created by the defense department are highlighted.We open with an introduction of the

HAARP On a Budget

2008-06-12T18:49:00.010-04:00

(note: although technical in nature, this excerpt condensed from freepatentsonline.com shows what Dr. Bernard Eastlund had in mind when he submitted his application for a patent on a portable HAARP related invention. As the principle inventor of the Ionospheric Heating Facility in Alaska known as HAARP originally co-created by ARCO and The Department of Defense, Dr. Eastlund knew what he was

Silver Iodide Sticks Around

2008-06-10T14:44:00.005-04:00

(note: condensed from a research paper from the American Meteorological Society) Terpene-Iodine Compounds as Ice Nuclei J. Rosinski and F. ParungoNational Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado(Manuscript received 1 November 1965) JET STREAM SOLAR POWER SATELLITE - JSSPS What is a Jet Stream Solar Power Satellite? INTRODUCTIONHAARP is a large phased array electromagnetic wave generator located in Alaska. The involvement of Dr. Bernard Eastlund in its creation has been well documented in books and in magazine articles and newpapers.During the period in which many of

2008-05-22T12:18:00.002-04:00

(note: from New Scientist.com)A sprinkle of limestone could help oceans absorb CO214 May 2008, Kate Ravilious, Magazine issue 2656 GRIND it down, pour in a sprinkle here and a dash there, and wait for results.That's the recipe for helping the oceans to absorb more of our carbon dioxide emissions: add limestone.It may not

And When You Add In Chemtrails....

2008-05-07T19:02:00.024-04:00

(note: excerpt from CommonDreams.org, originally published by The Independent 05/06/08)Airline emissions 'far higher than previous estimates'By Cahal MilmoThe aviation industry's failure to curb its soaring carbon emissions could lead to the "worst case scenario" for climate change, as envisaged by the United Nations. An unpublished study by the world's leading experts has revealed that

WM Not All It's Cracked Up To Be

2008-04-29T10:26:00.014-04:00

(note: excerpt from New Scientist , 24 April 2008, image below from Environment Canada)'Planetary Sunshade' could strip ozone layer by 76%Planetary engineering projects to cool the planet could backfire quite spectacularly: a new model shows that a "sulphate sunshade" would punch huge holes through the ozone layer above the Arctic. To

"Magic" The World Over

2008-04-08T13:25:00.045-04:00

(note: the grandiose claims of the following company appear to make currently accepted weather modification techniques obsolete. The following information has been excerpted from Etheric Rain Engineering) Effort has not been expended in reconciling this new technology [using ether] with scientific conceptions and theories that exclude, a priori, the existence of the ether.On the contrary, every

The Magic Tubes

2008-04-08T13:02:00.007-04:00

(excerpts and all images from Etheric Rain Engineering) An environmentally pure technology has been developed by practical men, to deal with drought effectively.No chemicals or radiation in any form are employed.Etheric rain engineering accesses and technologically employs the chemical ether, which permeates and controls the atmosphere via the ether's mighty, yet gossamer-subtle flows. Over a

Better and Better in Bulgaria

2008-04-04T09:10:00.010-04:00

(note: excerpt lightly edited, from Pavel Vaptsarov's Hail Suppression Website)The hail suppression project in Bulgaria started with protection of about 250 000 ha (One hectare equals 2.471 acres, from Conversion Facts and Formulas) and since 1987 the protected area reaches 1 500 000 ha.In the beginning Russian rockets were used like “PGI”, “Oblako”, “Alazan” , which carried an active reagent

Clearing Mountain Fog in Uzbekistan

2008-04-03T16:35:00.007-04:00

(note: We present another possible use for weather modification from an excerpt of a presentation originally from the 9th World Meteorological Organization Scientific Conference on Weather Modification in Antalya, Turkey, 22- 24 October 2007)ONE OF THE OPTIONS OF THE WEATHER MODIFICATION USE IN UZBEKISTANKurbatkin V. P., Kadyrov B. Sh., Ushintseva V. F.Research

Hail To The (Croatian) Chief

2008-03-30T11:10:00.011-04:00

(note: the following excerpt is a translation from an abstract of a presentation given at the 4th European Conference on Severe Storms, Trieste, Italy, 10-14 September 2007)FIVE-YEAR RESULTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF HAIL PARAMETERS FOR TWO DIFFERENT SEEDED AREAS IN WESTERN PART OF CROATIA MEASURED WITH HAILPADS (PDF) Damir Pocakal 1 and Janez Stalec21Meteorological and Hydrological Service of

Gold Medal Sunshine

2008-03-26T10:12:00.014-04:00

(note: article from China Daily ) Artificial weather practiced for sunny Olympics (Archived from: 2007-08-10) China held a rain reduction drill here Wednesday to ensure that the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games next year will not be interrupted by rain. Three planes carrying 30 technicians flew for about 3 hours within a 80 km-radius area about 8,000

It's No Laughing (Gas) Matter

2008-03-24T04:25:00.012-04:00

(note: patent information for controlling a hurricane, excerpts from freepatentsonline.com)Tropical hurricane control system United States Patent 20070158449Inventors: Hoffmann, Eugene J. (Sun City, FL, US)Lund, David E. (Hertford, NC, US)Filing Date: 08/14/2006Publication Date: 07/12/2007Abstract:The invention turns a hurricane/tropical cyclone into a tropical rainstorm by spraying

Slowing Down Hurricanes

2008-03-19T09:47:00.012-04:00

(note: This presentation was presented at the 4th European Conference on Severe Storms 10 - 14 September 2007 - Trieste - ITALY, and then also presented at the NINTH WMO SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE on WEATHER MODIFICATION, 22 OCTOBER 2007) POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF CONCEPTS TO MODIFY HURRICANES BY CLOUD SEEDING WITH SUB-MICRON HYGROSCOPIC AEROSOLS(PDF)Authors: Daniel Rosenfeld1, Alexander Khain1

Drawing From The 70's

2008-03-13T15:30:00.007-04:00

(note: The military has expressed an interest in using carbon 'black' in their arsenal of potential weapons, drawing from the following paper released in 1975. We offer the abstract of the paper here, and invite the reader to explore the accompanying PDF file further detailing the concept )Weather Modification by Carbon Dust Absorption of Solar Energy William M. Gray, William M. Frank, Myron L.

Expert Speaks Out Against WM

2008-03-11T09:44:00.005-04:00

(note: Roland List has one of the most impressive Weather Modification qualification resumes ever seen on the internet. We bring you part one of his presentation to the World Meteorological Organization's members)WEATHER MODIFICATION—A SCENARIO FOR THE FUTUREBY ROLAND LISTAMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY JANUARY 2004(PDF)"Weather modification can be substantially improved by a better

Pulling Weather Forecasts Together

2008-03-08T23:29:00.015-05:00

(note: in our search for the link that joins scientific information with military objectives, we learned there has been a joint weather venture created with the countries within the north American continent. The following description is straight from the NAEFS website)The North American Ensemble Forecast System is a new weather modeling system run jointly by the Meteorological Service of Canada

Nice and Tidy

2008-03-05T13:33:00.012-05:00

(note: from NOAA document)NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATEApplied Sciences ProgramEarth Science for Disaster Management NASA Research Results for AWIPS Project Version 1.0March 30 2007 Goddard Space Flight CenterAWIPS Project Plan: 2007-2010Purpose and ScopeNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department, is dedicated to enhancing economic

Hit and Miss in the Mideast

2008-03-05T11:35:00.025-05:00

(note: from PDF)Cloud seeding experiments in Arab countries: History and resultsYounis Al-FenadiLibyan National Meteorological Centre (LNMC)Tripoli – LibyaAbstractTraditional hydrological resources and supplies of water in the Arab world are threatened by the high increasing demands for different purposes. Statistical studies have shown that water shortage in the Arab countries is increasing from

The Natural Way to 'Seed' Clouds

2008-03-04T10:43:00.008-05:00

(note: Although the following article is not directly weather modification material, it is a curiosity about what types of bacteria are in our clouds at any given time, and in some instances, bacteria have been used as catalysts in some precipitation enhancement projects. The following excerpt is from newscientist.com)Airborne Bugs May Trigger Rain To Get HomeRain is just airborne bacteria's way

New Tools For Atmospheric Observations

2008-03-04T08:23:00.006-05:00

(note: excerpt from CLOUDSAT website)CLOUDSATThe CloudSat mission was selected under NASA's Earth System Science Pathfinder program (ESSP) in 1999.Overseen by NASA's Science Mission Directorate, the Earth System Science Pathfinder Program sponsors missions designed to address unique, specific, highly focused scientific issues, and to provide measurements required to support Earth science research

Iran Joins the Pack

2008-02-29T15:40:00.016-05:00

(note: excerpted from PDF , corresponding map of Iran from greenwichmeantime.com) RESULTS OF PRECIPITATION ENHANCEMENT OPERATIONS IN THE CENTRAL PART OF IRAN: 2004-2007 Beryulev G.P. Danelyan B.G., Koloskov, B.P.,Semsar Yazdi A.A. and N. PahlavanhosseinyCentral Aerological Observatory (CAO)Pervomayskaya 3, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, 141700, RUSSIAAgency of Atmospheric Technologies (Agency ATTEX,

Inside The World Meteorological Organization

2008-02-29T10:38:00.011-05:00

(note: This is from an HTML file, originally from a Power Point presentation and has been lightly edited for readability)NINTH WMO SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE on WEATHER MODIFICATION(Antalya, Turkey, 22- 24 October 2007)SESSION 2: GENERAL ASPECTSAn outline of recent WMO activities in Weather ModificationJean-Pierre ChalonMétéo-France, 42, avenue Coriolis, 31057 Toulouse, France[The] WMO’s (World

Stopping Clouds Russian Style

2008-02-28T10:29:00.007-05:00

(note: Once again Russian scientists admit stopping the toxic Chernobyl cloud in 1986, among other accomplishments. This is an excerpt from a PDF)NINTH WMO SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE on WEATHER MODIFICATION(Antalya, Turkey, 22- 24 October 2007)ORAL PRESENTATIONSESSION 3.2: FIELD AND LABORATORY STUDIES; OBSERVATIONS (16:00 - 17:30)CLOUD SEEDING OPERATIONS TO MODIFY WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER CITIES:

Israel Basis of Mideast Research

2008-02-27T09:27:00.008-05:00

(note: excerpted from abstract, at AMS online journals)The Second Israeli Randomized Cloud Seeding Experiment: Evaluation ResultsA. Gagin and J. NeumannDepartment of Atmospheric Sciences,The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel(Manuscript received August 4, 1980, in final form June 17, 1981)ABSTRACTThe Second Israeli Randomized Cloud Seeding Experiment was conducted during the six rainfall

Microwaving The Skies Above Us

2008-02-27T08:53:00.004-05:00

(Note: excerpt and all images, unless otherwise noted, are from Eastlund Scientific Enterprises Corporation)COSMIC IGNITED PLASMA IN ATMOSPHEREIntroductionA new method is being developed and patents are pending in the formation of Cosmic Ignited Plasma Patterns in the Atmosphere (CIPPA). (image left from arcetri.astro.it)The CIPPA method uses cosmic particle ionization trails to ignite breakdown

South Korea Gets WM Supercomputer

2008-02-26T15:38:00.012-05:00

(note: This is an excerpt from a news article from Cray Inc.)Cray and Korea Meteorological Administration Launch Supercomputer-Powered Earth System Research CenterSEATTLE, WA, Oct 25, 2005 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. today announced that several meteorological research projects and a workshop will launch the new Earth System Research Center (ESRC

Clearing Fog in South Korea

2008-02-26T14:15:00.012-05:00

(note: We feature this excerpt from a report about South Korea's WM research activities)Weather Modification Experiments in [South] Korea(PDF)Sung-Nam Oh, Ki-Ho Chang, and Myoung-Joo LeeRemote Sensing Research Laboratory,Meteorological Research Institute, Korea Meteorology AdministrationSeoul 156-720, South KoreaIntroductionThe object of cloud seeding is to increase rainfall amount on the ground

It Was A Start....

2008-02-26T09:24:00.010-05:00

(note: this excerpt is from a presentation at the WMO Scientific Conference on Weather Modification, 2003)THE CLIMAGRI RESEARCH PROJECT CARRIED OUT BY ITALIAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ABOUT CLIMATIC CHANGES AND AGRICULTURE: A REANALYSIS OF STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF DATA COLLECTED IN THE RAIN ENHANCEMENT PROJECT DEVELOPED IN SOUTHERN ITALY(PDF)D. VENTO, S. ESPOSITO, A. TRITTOUfficio Centrale di

Russia Stopped Chernobyl Cloud

2008-02-21T15:57:00.010-05:00

(note: we conclude our series featuring Dr. Beyulev's report on Russia's weather modification projects with this interesting perspective on stopping rain. for complete series, click Russia/BERYULEV link)WEATHER MODIFICATION BY AIRCRAFT CLOUD SEEDINGPDFBERYULEV G.P. Head,Department of Cloud Physics and Weather ModificationCentral Aerological ObservatoryRosgidromet, Russian FederationImproving

Syria WM Research

2008-02-21T14:55:00.004-05:00

(note: In part 2 of our series detailing Russian weather modification projects, we continue with a snippet from page 8 referring to Syria in the fascinating report from Dr. Beryulev. The PDF file has images of this project) WEATHER MODIFICATION BY AIRCRAFT CLOUD SEEDINGPDFBERYULEV G.P.Head,Department of Cloud Physics and Weather ModificationCentral Aerological ObservatoryRosgidromet, Russian

Weather Modification in Russia

2008-02-21T14:30:00.005-05:00

(note: This is part one of a report from Russia on their weather modification projects. Grammatical errors have been corrected from the original translation, as well as being lightly edited for readability-editor )WEATHER MODIFICATION BY AIRCRAFT CLOUD SEEDINGPDFBERYULEV G.P.Head,Department of Cloud Physics and Weather ModificationCentral Aerological ObservatoryRosgidromet, Russian

Yesterday and Tomorrow: China's Plans

2008-02-21T11:00:00.005-05:00

(note: We conclude our series excerpted from a report on Chinese weather modification, translated from Chinese to English. Due to the poor translation, grammatical errors are corrected by The Blanket Effect editor. For all three postings in this series, click China/Huzhijin link)Precipitation Enhancement in China: A Developing Technology for Obtaining Additional Water from SkyPDF Hu

Why They 'Seed' Clouds in China

2008-02-21T09:50:00.005-05:00

(note: part two is a continuation of a report on Chinese weather modification, translated from Chinese to English. Due to the poor translation, grammatical errors are corrected by The Blanket Effect editor. For the emerging series, click China/Huzhijin link) Precipitation Enhancement in China: A Developing Technology for Obtaining Additional Water from SkyPDFHu ZhijinChinese Academy

History of China's WM Program

2008-02-21T09:40:00.007-05:00

(note: In part one of this series, we offer an updated posting of a report on Chinese weather modification, translated from Chinese to English. Due to the poor translation, grammatical errors are corrected by The Blanket Effect editor. For emerging series, click China/HuZhijin link) Precipitation Enhancement in China: A Developing Technology for Obtaining Additional Water from

Origins of HAARP

2008-02-19T15:04:00.009-05:00

(note: excerpt from Penn State University) REFLECTIONS ON 40+ YEARS OF IONOSPHERIC RESEARCH A. J. FERRAROI joined the faculty of Electrical Engineering in 1959 and continued pursuing the ground-based technique of measuring the D-region of the ionosphere. However I realized that the way we had been doing the experiment lacked height resolution while other techniques like the rocket probe

Engineer of HAARP Technology

2008-02-19T12:44:00.005-05:00

(note: excerpted from Penn State University)Professor Anthony Ferraro (retired)Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Electrical EngineeringDr. Ferraro (image at right) has been the principal investigator of several Office of Naval Research contracts through which he proved the feasibility to generate extremely low frequency (ELF) radio signals by modulating the ionosphere current

Pulling It All Together

2008-02-19T10:52:00.004-05:00

(note: excerpts below from National Weather System/NOAA) and from wikipedia.org)Advanced Weather Interactive Processing SystemThe Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) is a technologically advanced information processing, display, and telecommunications system that is the cornerstone of the National Weather Service (NWS) modernization and restructuring. (image at right example of

(Gasp) Southern East Coast Pummeled

2008-02-16T09:55:00.007-05:00

(From Nexsat regional images, image has not been modified in any way. Click image for detail.)

Clearing Roadway Fog With Nitrogen

2008-02-14T14:38:00.008-05:00

note: We conclude our series with part 5 of Professor Obasi's statement before the Italian Senate in 1999. For all 5 episodes, click Obasi Statement link. From PDF)STATEMENT AT THE ITALIAN SENATE HEARING ON WEATHER MODIFICATIONWMO’s ACTIVITIES ON WEATHER MODIFICATION—COOPERATION WITH ITALYby Professor G.O.P. ObasiSecretary-GeneralWorld Meteorological Organization(Rome, Palazzo Giustiniani, 22

Focus on Italy

2008-02-14T13:05:00.008-05:00

(note: This is part 4 of our new series. For all five episodes, click Obasi Statement link)STATEMENT AT THE ITALIAN SENATE HEARING ON WEATHER MODIFICATIONWMO’s ACTIVITIES ON WEATHER MODIFICATION —COOPERATION WITH ITALY(PDF)by Professor G.O.P. ObasiSecretary-GeneralWorld Meteorological Organization(Rome, Palazzo Giustiniani, 22 June 1999)Italy, I am pleased to say, has an extensive national

Laying The Groundwork in Spain

2008-02-14T10:48:00.008-05:00

(note: This is part 3 of our new series. For all 5 episodes, click Obasi Statement link)STATEMENT AT THE ITALIAN SENATE HEARING ON WEATHER MODIFICATION WMO’s ACTIVITIES ON WEATHER MODIFICATION — COOPERATION WITH ITALY(PDF)by Professor G.O.P. Obasi Secretary-General World Meteorological Organization(Rome, Palazzo Giustiniani, 22 June 1999)Honourable Senators and Members of Parliament,

Think of It As A Lake Above Us

2008-02-14T10:10:00.007-05:00

(note: This is part 2 of our new series. For all 5 episodes, click Obasi Statement link)STATEMENT AT THE ITALIAN SENATE HEARING ON WEATHER MODIFICATION WMO’s ACTIVITIES ON WEATHER MODIFICATION — COOPERATION WITH ITALY(PDF)by Professor G.O.P. ObasiSecretary-GeneralWorld Meteorological Organization (Rome, Palazzo Giustiniani, 22 June 1999)Honourable Senators and Members of Parliament,

Ready, Set, Go, WMO

2008-02-14T09:50:00.005-05:00

(We offer a new series in which the now deceased Professor Obasi, then Secretary General of the WMO, addresses Italy in 1999 about their part in the WMO's emerging weather modification plan. This is part one. For all 5 episodes, click Obasi Statement link)STATEMENT AT THE ITALIAN SENATE HEARING ON WEATHER MODIFICATIONWMO’s ACTIVITIES ON WEATHER MODIFICATION —COOPERATION WITH ITALY(PDF)by

No In Depth Here

2008-02-12T15:48:00.003-05:00

(note: finding supporting links for the following excerpt was extremely challenging to locate, so we offer what little the United Nations World Meteorological Organization has available from their site)Physics and Chemistry of Clouds and Weather Modification Research ProgrammeGeneral DescriptionIn 1975, the Seventh World Meteorological Congress adopted a Weather Modification Programme. Since then

Not Coming Up Roses

2008-02-12T14:10:00.002-05:00

(note: Determining the cumulative effects of silver iodide cloud seeding becomes crucial towards understanding our changing environment and possible health effects. The following is an updated posting of an excerpt from a study on the effects of silver iodide on soils and plants. The PDF and the abstract are both available)Ecological Ramifications of Silver Iodide Nucleating Agent

Nearest To The Top Of The Foodchain: WMO

2008-02-12T11:43:00.002-05:00

(note: We offer this updated posting about the WMO. The World Meteorological Organization answers only to the United Nations, governing dozens of smaller organizations in which each may have a part in weather modification research and implementation. The following information is from the WMO official website.)The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a Specialized Agency

Could Haarp Blast Have Affected Polar Ozone Loss?

2008-02-07T23:31:00.003-05:00

(note: Read through this posting to get to the bottom in which "The most recent solar cycle was associated with frequent and exceptionally strong episodes of charged particle precipitation", producing ozone reduction in the mid-to-upper stratosphere. excerpts are from Chapter 4 of Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2006 , WMO)Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2006 The 2004/2005

Zoning In On The Ozone

2008-02-07T15:09:00.002-05:00

(note: excerpts from International Global Atmospheric Chemistry IGBP Report 56, Science Plan and Implementation Strategy, (IGAC), PDF)Ozone is a powerful oxidising agent and its presence in the troposphere affects human health (via lung tissue damage) and plant health (via leaf damage). (image left of ozone molecule, from UCAR.edu)While both particles and ozone affect human health, plant damage

CALIPSO Satellite: Part of The Team

2008-02-07T10:00:00.003-05:00

(Note: excerpts from: NASA Library) The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) satellite provide[s] new insight into the role that clouds and atmospheric aerosols (airborne particles) play in regulating Earth's weather, climate, and air quality.CALIPSO combines an active lidar instrument with passive infrared and visible imagers to probe the vertical

Sophisticated Technology

2008-02-07T09:22:00.002-05:00

(note: excerpt from Space.com)CALIPSO's First Look At Earth AirThe space agency’s Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) opened its camera eye over Eastern Asia, Indonesia and Australia to build this image of what Earth’s atmosphere looks like to a laser ranging (lidar) instrument.(referring to above image)While NASA released this image on July 24,2006,

Better And Better Graphics

2008-02-05T16:43:00.003-05:00

(note: Excerpts are from the system description of realtime modeling equipment used in the Wyoming weather modification program)Precipitation Enhancement Studies Model VisualizationRealtime Four Dimensional Data Assimilation (RT-FDDA)The RT-FDDA system was developed to provide high-resolution short-term analyses/forecasts (0-12 [hours]). (click on image at left for realtime display, from

Wowie Zowie, Cool Effects

2008-02-04T10:12:00.002-05:00

(note: Lidar is a relatively new radar type technology used in atmospheric testing as well as in other applications. The following excerpt is from The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program site.)The Micropulse Lidar (MPL) is a ground-based optical remote sensing system designed primarily to determine the altitude of clouds overhead. (image right from ARM site)The physical principle is

Could There Be A Connection...?

2008-02-04T09:20:00.004-05:00

(note: Although most national weather organizations do not readily disclose weather modification activities, the technology exists in many countries. Below we offer information about an intriquing blend of cellphone towers and weather observational equipment currently being used in Finland)The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) and the Vaisala meteorological measurements company have

Aww..History Already?

2008-02-02T11:40:00.002-05:00

(note: although the The North American Interstate Weather Modification Council has fallen on hard times since we first featured this information on The Blanket Effect in 2006, the following excerpt from the minutes of their 9/23/2004 meeting (PDF) serves as a historical factbook in the evolvement of weather modification programs in the western United States) Eight operational rain-enhancement

Let The Sun(shine) In

2008-02-01T07:22:00.003-05:00

(note: We offer a brief tutorial on upper ionospheric basics to better understand the magnetic 'highway' that the HAARP project and other such research facilities use. The following excerpt, and all related images except where noted, are from Potsdam University. click images for detail)High-latitude Plasma ConvectionThe Sun constantly emits a stream of plasma, the solar wind, carrying a

Oooh, Pretty Colors

2008-01-31T13:36:00.002-05:00

(note: excerpt from page 181 of "The Century of Space Science", by J. A. M. Bleeker, Johannes Geiss, M. Huber, Published 2001)The behavior of an artificial plasma cloudThe ionization can be observed not only spectroscopically but also directly with the unaided eye, because the barium cloud changes both colour and shape during the transition phase.The non-ionized cloud radiates in several green

What Goes Up....

2008-01-31T00:12:00.002-05:00

(note: abridged excerpt from abstract of research paper at: purdeyenvironment.com)Elevated silver, barium and strontium in antlers, vegetation and soils sourced from CWD cluster areas(HTML), (PDF)Mark PurdeyHigh Barn Farm, Elworthy, Taunton, Somerset TA4 3PX, UKReceived 20 January 2004; accepted 13 February 2004Health Science JournalSummary High levels of Silver (Ag), Barium (Ba) and Strontium (

Just An Ordinary Day...

2008-01-29T12:29:00.003-05:00

(note: excerpt and image from istp.gfsc.nasa.gov)Clouds of Barium IonsAn atom can be ionized by the adsorption of light. The atom of barium is particularly easy to ionize, because its outermost electron is very loosely bound. If a mass of barium is vaporized in space, producing a barium cloud, much of the barium becomes ionized by sunlight within less than a minute. The cloud then moves in

We Won't Even Notice

2008-01-29T11:44:00.003-05:00

(note: from China Meteorological Administration)Volcanic particles 'can help cool' Earth Source:China Daily (Dec.18, 2007) Russian scientists have discovered that volcanic particles can help cool the Earth, a leading

Barium Is The One

2008-01-28T12:41:00.002-05:00

(note: We conclude our series on the history of barium related research in atmospheric science with a simple explanation in an excerpt on page 180 from the author(s) of the book, The Century of Space Science, by J. A. M. Bleeker, Johannes Geiss, M. Huber, Published 2001)PROPOSAL FOR AN ARTIFICIAL COMETARY TAILAfter the successful launches of the first artificial satellites and space probes in

Sun Directs Comet Tails

2008-01-28T11:29:00.003-05:00

(note: continuing with our series about barium related research in atmospheric science, we offer in part 3 an excerpt from from chapter 6, pages 179-180, of the informative book, "The Century of Space Science", by J. A. M. Bleeker, Johannes Geiss, M. Huber, Published 2001. part 2, part 1)BIERMANN'S THEORY OF THE INTERACTION OF THE SOLAR WIND WITH THE IONIZED COMETARY TAILSIn 1950 Ludwig

Hard to 'See' Plasma

2008-01-26T10:40:00.003-05:00

(Part 2 continues on our report of the history of barium related research in atmospheric chemistry, and concludes our first section of page 179 of the book, "The Century of Space Science", Published 2001 by J. A. M. Bleeker, Johannes Geiss, M. Huber. part 1) Chapter 6: Barium cloud experiments in the upper atmosphereby J. A. M. Bleeker, Johannes Geiss, M. Huber