Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-04 17:06:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E92DFB97606A72D6CE3D44C774E49F8F4179542A698A6DB8D50FE658FFC007AD
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Original Note:
Weather Modification for hurricanes has been used in the United States Government dating back to Project Cirrus in 1943 spearheaded by General Electric. After disaster and Congressional hearings paused Project Cirrus, it was brought back as Project STORMFURY. https://archives.albany.edu/description/catalog/ua902-010aspace_5ffdd0d7156d14616da5066f040d4f1f https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hurricane_blog/70th-anniversary-of-the-first-hurricane-seeding-experiment/ https://alachuacounty.us/Depts/epd/EPAC/General%20Electric%20History%20Of%20Project%20Cirrus%20July%201952%20ORIGINAL.pdf https://vlab.noaa.gov/web/nws-heritage/-/almost-science-fiction-hurricane-modification-and-project-stormfury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Stormfury https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Stormfury#Project_Cirrus
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