The remainder of the dust is carried over to Brazil, where it is the sole source of trace elements not found in Brazilian soils which are essential nutrients for many tropical rainforest plant species. Like the sea-life, the Brazilian rainforest therefore flourishes in years when Namibia has a drought and declines in years when Namibia has plenty of rain. By establishing a permanent drought abatement facility in Namibia, DeMeo has contributed to irreparable harm to the global environment. In another case of ecological ignorance and irresponsibility, he reports in one of his publications that to make up a water deficit during a recent series of dry years in California, he extended the rainy season by a month one year and 6 weeks another year. I have spoken to a biologist at the Point Reyes Bird Observatory who tells me that in both years in question they lost a significant percentage of baby birds due to inclement weather during the normally dry nesting season.
Baby birds get pneumonia in wet weather.
Incidentally, some of the birds affected were on the endangered species list. DeMeo has also done cloudbusting operations in the Middle East. I have documentation in my files showing numerous deaths of people in the region as a result of catastrophic weather during this period. Lest I seem to be singling Dr. DeMeo out for exceptionally harsh treatment, some of his associates are just as unaware of ecology and almost as harmful to the environment. Another member of the group, Mr. John Schleining, has taken it upon himself to play Smokey the Bear and stop forest fires in Oregon in recent years.