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WEATHER MODIFICATION
In 1947, Project Cirrus scientists dropped 80 pounds of dry ice into a hurricane for weather manipulation. The storm suddenly turned and hit Georgia, causing $2 million loss- In March 1945, USS Trigger sank in the East China Sea; 81 years later, restoration work on USS Silversides uncovered a flood valve that appears to connect the surviving boat to its lost sister
- Indian Army launches indigenous XWG diesel that works at minus 42°C for tanks, combat vehicles along LAC, LoC
- In 2022, Ireland built a pedestrian bridge from two wind-turbine blades that were too difficult to recycleOld wind turbine blades are now supporting a footbridge in County Cork, Ireland. These blades, retired after their operational life, offer ...27 Jul, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
- In the late '60s and early '70s, the US military tried something it hasn't repeated since; Operation Popeye - what was it?Can you weaponize the weather? The U.S. military actually tried. During the Vietnam War, a top-secret mission named Operation Popeye used c...24 Jul, 2026, 06.38 PM IST
- Not a risk worth taking: Solar geoengineering could put India's monsoon at riskGlobal heatwaves prompt discussions on solar radiation modification technologies. This approach involves significant logistical challenges ...10 Jul, 2026, 11.21 PM IST
- Engage in the solar geoengineering debate: Why India must shape the rules before the sun goes dimSolar radiation modification offers potential climate solutions but demands careful governance. This technology could cool the planet while...10 Jul, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
- Did Iran just destroy a US-Israel ‘weather weapon’, ending its drought? Viral conspiracy explainedPro-Iranian accounts on X claim Iran's weather has drastically improved after allegedly destroying a UAE cloud-seeding center, leading to h...24 Apr, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
- Delhi cloud seeding trials purely an experiment: Govt officialCloud seeding trials in New Delhi were an experiment, according to Ministry of Earth Sciences Secretary M Ravichandran. He emphasized that ...03 Nov, 2025, 08.50 AM IST
- Did cloud seeding cause the deadly Texas floods? Report sparks outrage after disaster that killed over 100Recent Texas floods led to conspiracy theories. These theories wrongly blamed cloud seeding company Rainmaker. Augustus Doricko, Rainmaker'...11 Jul, 2025, 06.13 PM IST
- Break Indra's weather control monopolyThe Government of India has approved Mission Mausam, aiming to improve weather forecasting systems and explore artificial weather modificat...15 Sep, 2024, 11.44 PM IST
- Cloud-seeding isn't a rain/water solutionDubai's rain sparked cloud-seeding suspicions, but climate change likely caused it. China leads cloud-seeding. Weather manipulation raises ...19 Apr, 2024, 10.39 PM IST
- SC allows double lane for Chardham road project in view of security concernsThe strategic 900-km-long Chardham project worth Rs 12,000 crore aims to provide all-weather connectivity to four holy towns -- Yamunotri, ...14 Dec, 2021, 12.07 PM IST
- IAF successfully test fires aerial version of BrahMos missileThe 2.5 tonne air-to-surface missile has a range of around 300 km, and it will significantly enhance the IAF's combat capability, military ...22 May, 2019, 05.50 PM IST
- Boeing to supply Harpoon missiles to India from USThe missiles will be manufactured at several places in the United States, with the majority of them being in St Charles, Missouri.14 Jul, 2018, 08.17 PM IST
- China reportedly building weather modification system, Centre alertedHimanta Biswa Sarma claimed the neighbouring country's interference in the natural ecosystem in Tibet was leaving an adverse impact on Assa...28 Mar, 2018, 09.07 PM IST
- MRO Hub for Avionics in Gurugram gets DGCA approvalHaveus Aerotech has already invested over $1.5m for upgradation of its facility at Gurugram. To ensure world class expertise and service st...21 Aug, 2017, 02.21 PM IST
- How countries keep track of their weatherIn 1942, Winston Churchill ordered the petroleum warfare department to come up with an idea to tackle the problem of fog during airplane ta...01 Jan, 2017, 12.03 AM IST
- Hope for Marathwada: Private companies seed rains in Maharashtra's parched landsThe state government has signed a MoU with Khyathi Climate Modification Consultants (KCMC) to execute cloud seeding over the next three mon...04 Aug, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
- China renovates World War II airport for cloud seedingChina has renovated a World War II-era airport to use it as a base to step up cloud seeding to beat the drought in central Hunan province.14 Oct, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
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