WEATHER TO ORDER.
A RUSSIAN EXPERIMENT. The Russians have decided to make their own weather. So optimistic are they that an Artificial Rain Institute has been started at Moscow, and others are to follow. Russia is largely dependent upon the crops grown on
the farms, and scientists state that presently they will be able to plan out a regular scheme of fine weather and of rain occurring at just the right times. Experiments made by means of airplanes and powerful ground transmitting stations have shown that much can be done in the way of bringing down rain by means of powerful high-tension currents. It has also been found possible to break up hailstorms by bombarding them with great bell-mouthed cannon firing blank charges. When the approach of a hailstorm is signalled by telephone the gunners are called to their stations and every effort is made to cause the hail to fall in districts where it will do the least damage. The vibrations set up by the bell-mouthed cannon frequently bring down the hail and prevent it from travelling to places where it might do damage.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3449, 24 November 1932, Page 7
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185WEATHER TO ORDER. King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3449, 24 November 1932, Page 7
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