Weather Vagaries
The vagaries of the weather were shown in the Auckland City area on Saturday where light rain fell at Carlaw Park for a few minutes, but travellers south at night found evidence of very heavy rain in the suburban districts. The farm lands and several bowling greens were very dry and parched looking.
The Hydrogen Bomb There were one or two comforting factors about the hydrogen bomb, said Dr R. H. Hulme, speaking at a meeting of the Tin Hat Club in Christchurch. The first was that the hydrogen bomb had not, as far as he knew, been made to explode. The second was that there might be considerable difficulties in producing enough aircraft large enough to carry the bomb, which might weigh hundreds of tons. It would be no use sending out one aircraft with the bomb, and it would be no use sending one large aircraft with a lot of small aircraft to protect it, as the one carrying the bomb would be easily picked out. He based his estimate of the weight of the bomb on its construction, said Dr Hulme. He understood it consisted of an atomic bomb, which was heavy enough, surrounded by liquid hydrogen.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 80, Issue 7181, 27 March 1950, Page 5
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