China plans rapid expansion of 'weather modification' efforts
by Jonathan Watts Global environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#5B5S4)
Ambition to cover area more than one and a half times size of India likely to concern country's neighbours
China is planning a rapid expansion of its weather modification programme to cover an area more than one and a half times the size of India, in a move likely to raise concerns among the country's neighbours.
The decision, announced by the cabinet on Wednesday night, would increase fivefold the world's biggest cloud-seeding operation, which already employs an estimated 35,000 people.
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