North China exploiting cloud-seeding resources

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2016-01-18

Inner Mongolia's weather bureau announced on Jan 12 that they have seen significant improvements in their ability to use clouds for artificial rain in a zone covering 114 square kilometers, and to prevent hail on a more than 1,000 square kilometer area in 2015, for regional food and ecological security.

The region has also completed work on a water conservation area in the Greater Khingan Mountains and Xilin Gol Grassland Reserve in Hulun Buir and that cities and banner counties have begun using the weather modification for various purposes, with emphasis on supervising the whole process with meteorological department, security, work safety, civil aviation, and the military working closely together. In forest steppe fire fighting, they were able to use artificial rain in due time and to reduce rain during important activities such as the 10th China National Minority Games.