During the Olympics, the Beijing government created artificial rain to secure good weather for the opening and closing ceremonies. Lui Li said that if the government had plan to intervene the weather, it should have forecasted it to the people. ...full story at Global Voices
from Global Voices on Tue, Aug 26 2008
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