decoration trees and modest heat bills in Chicago ? Bikinis and orange tree blossoms in Duluth ? Back in 1958 these miracles were the hope of tomorrow , thanks to the blistering new scientific discipline ofweather control . And once we learned to rein in these forces that were once thought beyond humankind ’s reach , there was only one question leave : would these powers move as a “ venomous artillery or a magic wand ? ”
https://gizmodo.com/the-rainmakers-how-human-beings-control-the-weather-707081383
On November 13 , 1946 researchers at a GE research laboratory in New York create the world ’s first manmade snowstorm . Ever since this modest step , we ’ve deal with big questions about what we should do with our scientific noesis of weather control . There are potentially countless consequences to playing around with the conditions , as we ’ve seen today with the early annihilating force of homo - influenced climate change . But the query of unintended consequences became even more penetrative at the height of the Cold War , when both the United States and Soviet Union search at world-wide weather control as apossible weapon .
https://gizmodo.com/weather-control-as-a-cold-war-weapon-512620306
The June 22 , 1958 variation of “ Closer Than We Think ” — a Sunday comic airstrip byArthur Radebaugh — think this futuristic world of weather control . But in true Radebaugh manner , the implication of the science are just under the pulpy surface . Even with Cold War rhetoric heat up on the front page , there were no overt signs in the cartoon strip section this particular Sunday that weather control would become a artillery of war in the struggle of the future .
From “ Closer Than We mean ” :
In years to come , there will be satellite equipment for forecasting — as well as controlling — the conditions . The essence of air and humidness muckle can be calculated more precisely from above . Sunspots , solar rays and other quad commotion will be more well find and studied . And sensitive sighting and analysis gimmick will make long - orbit predictions extremely accurate . restraint of weather condition is the next step . In the words of Dr. I. M. Levitt , Director of the Fels Planetarium at the Franklin Institute : “ In time , huge solar mirror five or more miles in diameter may be used to reflect radiation therapy of the Sunday to specific areas on ground to increase drying up and to forestall crop - kill Robert Frost . ”
Of naturally , the part that Dr. Levitt did n’t mention — and perhaps did n’t cognize much about — was that this imagination of weather control in the future was being discussed at duration in every niche of the Department of Defense .
Technically speaking , we ’ve had atreaty that blackball weather controlas a means of waging state of war since 1978 . But during the first couple decades of the Cold War , everything was on the table . So thank goodness the policy stimulate forwards of the engineering . At least for the time being .
prototype : June 22 , 1958 version of “ stuffy Than We retrieve ” scan from the Charleston Gazette
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