Changing Climate and Weather/Climate Modification Techniques: Beneficial Application and Potential for Abuse

In this 30-minute video, Prof. Mark Skidmore discusses both natural and man-made causes of “climate change.” Moreover, he examines weather modification and geoengineering techniques and their applications worldwide.

The references for this talk are given below the video. You can follow Mark’s writings on economics and politics at his blog:

https://mark-skidmore.com/

REFERENCES

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Bunyan, R. (2021). Dubai creates its own RAIN to tackle 122F heat: Drones blast clouds with electrical charge to produce downpours. Daily Mail.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9809529/Dubai-creates-RAIN-tackle-122F-heat-Drones-blast-clouds-electrical-charge.html

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Chen, F. (1998). Use of artificial satellites in earth orbits adaptively to modify the effect that solar radiation would otherwise have on earth’s weather.

https://patents.google.com/patent/US5762298A/en

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Websites Consulted:

Climate Central:

https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/yearly-carbon-dioxide-peak

Electroverse:

https://electroverse.net/recap-the-changing-jet-stream-and-global-cooling/

Geoengineering Watch:

https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/

NOAA:

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/historical_declination/

Science:

https://www.science.org/content/article/500-million-year-survey-earths-climate-reveals-dire-warning-humanity

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