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Rainmaking projects 'no threat'

By Tan Yingzi | China Daily | Updated: 2008-04-11 07:32

The chemicals used in projects to reduce rainfall pose no danger to people or the environment, the head of the Beijing weather modification department said yesterday.

Since 2002, the city's meteorologists have been experimenting with rain-control techniques in a bid to prevent downpours during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

Speaking in response to media questions on the safety of the methods, Zhang Qiang, director of the weather modification department of Beijing's meteorological bureau, said there is no scientific evidence of any harmful effects.

Rainmaking projects 'no threat'

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