weather modification

collocation in English

meaningsofweatherandmodification

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weather
noun[U]
uk
/ˈweð.ər/us
/ˈweð.ɚ/
the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a ...
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modification
noun
uk
/ˌmɒd.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌmɑː.də.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
a change to something, usually to ...
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(Definition ofweatherandmodificationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The experience of countries undertakingweathermodificationoperations for non-military purposes confirms this.
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I am asking for increased research intoweathermodification.
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No staff are employed exclusively on investigatingweathermodification.
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It is an advisory committee to study the past and present results and future potentialities ofweathermodification.
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However, it is not merely a matter of keeping an eye onweathermodification.
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We know little about the potentialities ofweathermodification.
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She wrote over 30 papers on astronomy and 30 onweathermodificationresearch analysis, incorporating and expanding the use of statistical analyses in these fields.
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Two new approaches toweathermodificationand control are suggested.
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The most common form ofweathermodificationis cloud seeding to increase rain or snow, usually for the purpose of increasing the local water supply.
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The planet orbits several stars and its climate is controlled by aweathermodificationnetwork, with the natural climate being extremely violent.
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Smoke compositions can be also used forweathermodification, namely cloud seeding, to provide cloud condensation nuclei for the moisture to precipitate.
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Meanwhile, the colony is suffering from a major storm system, which theweathermodificationsatellite is unable to correct.
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That panel's conclusion, thatweathermodificationwas possible, was immediately attacked on statistical grounds.
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This agency does not perform research intoweathermodification.
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A number of commercial companies offerweathermodificationservices centered on cloud seeding.
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Leedom claimed thatweathermodificationcan lessen the impact of hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, droughts, and hail.
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