From: Michael Lorrey (retroman@tpk.net)
Date: Fri Nov 15 1996 - 16:46:47 MST
Chris Hind wrote:
>
> This is a thread which I have REALLY TRIED to get started for QUITE
> SOME TIME. There are new technologies being explored which may lead to
> the ability for us to manipulate the weather across the globe. The
> lesser of the two major climate manipulation technologies can be
> accomplished by injecting large amounts of silver nitrate into the
> I-wall of a hurricane to dissolve it. The greater of the two is called
> HAARP. To sum things up, HAARP is about a military technology being
> developed in Alaska called High-Frequency Active Auroral Research
> Program (HAARP) in which you could create artificial satellites that
> you could bounce signals off of by heating sections of the atmosphere
> with a highly focused radiowave beam. This HAARP technology is in it's
> infancy so its possible that with a few breakthroughs in amplifying
> the power of the highly-focused radio beam, that we could ultimately
> control global climate by heating sections of the atmosphere in
> patterns to move moisture around. Technology like this could be used
> for the benefit of mankind by dissolving hurricanes before they make
> contact with coastlines or moving rain clouds into drought areas but
> it can also be used as an incredible weapon which is surely the reason
> for the US defense department having a hand in the development.
> Imagine if during the Gulf War we had the power to turn Iraq into an
> inland sea by using a technology like HAARP to create major flooding
> and literally destroy the country? Can we forsee ourselves
> manipulating global climate in, lets say the next 20 years? Is the
> United States responsible enough to use this type of power for the
> good of the people? Saving millions of dollars and thousands of lives?
> What possible side effects could occur? Should we take the risk?
>
HAARP is going to be the Area 51 of the 21st century. It will have all
sorts of things ascribed to it, a few of which will be true, the rest
will be pure bogosity.
Mike
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