Evening star., 1947-02-23

possible contribution weather control The driving force
of the huge plant call the weather all comes from
the sun m the form of ultra -shortwave radiation far
shorter than the bands picked your receiver but other
wise identical with radio Because they are 50 short
most of the direct solar radiation goes right through the at
mos'here without heating it.
Like receiving station the earth absors this enepv and
transmits back to the atmosphere in the form of heat
avg tar greater wave length than sunlight much of this
heat trapped by the atmosphere and stored up in the water
vapor OF Clouds Because parts of the earhs surface
transmit back tar heat than other parts distribution
OF energy the atmosphere and weather" is
SIMPLY the way this energy seeks an equilibrium:
These forces not to be ted with Day and day out
the earth receives l27 tlion horsepower in solar
radiation and though this only dbet of the suns energy
output IT'S more than enough in this atomic age to
discourage us from trying to meet force with force.
Instead, the weathean is developing form of scientific
jitsu which turns the weahes vastly superior force to his
own purposes
Upssttins Natures Balance
IF YOU'VE ever watched children pile up blocks the
nursery floor you understand the principle Like the blocks
the towering accumulaons energy in the atmosphere are
held in delicate balance the slightest breath properly applied
will bring them tunbling down.
The snowfall set off by Dr. Schaefer illustrates the small
amount of force required to trip natures mysterious balance
For some unknown reason the water dopets clouds
liquid in temperatures far below freezing Natures own
tiggering agent is still unknown Dr. Schaefer simply dis
covered that pellets of dry falling through spercooled
water vapor would do the trick When Dr. Scaefer and his as
socaes find out why this happens may be able advance
or delay precipitation. help nature parcel fairly
Like love- the weather is always encourage than
restrain West winds which pass innocently Paul
and Milwaukee, pick up warmth and the
Great Lakes and dump it ruthlessy Buffalo
and Oswego much 60 inches in the single storm
of December l945. Tggerng the lakes might prove
far less expensive than digging city 900 two or
three times every year.
Will be possible stall off rain clouds west of the Serras
and make them hold of their moisture reserve for
Nevada Arizona and New Mexco The weatherman answers
with the wartime slogan " the impossible takes little
longer BY forcing upward mountains squeeze
most of the moisture content But you live the wrong
side of mountain generally the side far as
water supply don't give hope Science is
learning and about Natures strange Illustrations
He Uses IN Old Trick
OUR gTandmohers trick of using beads or pebbles to make
the kettle boil is based principle the weatheman may
soon employ to manipulate hurricanes and thunderstoms
doesn't always do that Gandmothers beads ggered" the
boiling by breaking up the distribution of heat
the bottom of the kettle you heat in perfectly
smooth contaner coated with mercury the water,
for unexplained reason up the heat instead of
releasing it. So the energy by super
heating that when boiling finally does with the
violence of an explosion.
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