2009.10.16
A mayor's promise: Less snow for Moscow
A couple of months ago I opened the blog up to comments about a Roanoke inventor's proposal to weaken hurricanes (a subject I will return to in Weather Journal as promised a long time ago, hopefully next week). Well, here's a different weather intervention idea: The mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov, wants to seed clouds so that they dump some of their snow outside of the city instead of burying the Russian capital. He is finding lots of opposition from environmentalists, political opponents and people who live in surrounding areas that would -- if his questionable plan works -- get much more snow.
"If it works out, Chicago or Montreal may want to copy us," said Kremlin-linked lawmaker Sergei Markov, according to the Associated Press article.
So how does that idea grab you?
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What bugs me is he wants to somehow make all the snow fall on poorer areas of the city.
Now how is that humane and fair?
Comment by Brandon R. — October 16, 2009 @ 11:15 pm
I used to think we had more idiots in our government, but now I'm not so sure.
Comment by Rick — October 17, 2009 @ 11:22 am
Seems to me like typical politician-speak. They'll promise the moon, knowingly misrepresenting and lying to the populace. Last thing I want is the government tweaking with Mother Nature.
Comment by Jim D — October 17, 2009 @ 3:52 pm
I think it just shows the arrogance of the human race..trying to control the environment isn't a good idea. I think it's dangerous.
Comment by Angela — October 18, 2009 @ 11:39 am