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Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:34 PM

Published 11/03/2009 by Sofia News Agency


China's Attempt to Fight Drought Provokes Surprise Snow in Beijing

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Beijing Blanketed by Freak Government-Made Snow
Its workers fired 186 doses of silver iodide into the air between 8pm on Saturday and 11.25am yesterday to prompt precipitation, causing an extra 16m cubic metres ... - [11/02/2009 - Treehugger]
Early snow on Beijing with help from weathermen
Jane Macartney in BeijingCloud-seeding by Chinese meteorologists has led to the earliest snow blizzard in Beijing for two decades.The 11-hour snowfall, which could ... - [11/02/2009 - Times Online]
Cloud Seeding Brings Early Snow to Beijing
BEIJING - Many Chinese wheat-growing provinces in the north seeded clouds over the weekend to help end a persistent drought and encourage the growth of winter w ... - [11/02/2009 - NewsMax.com]
Tourists delighted with Beijing snowfall - [11/02/2009 - Topnews.in]
Scientists bring snow to Beijing - [11/02/2009 - BBC]
Beijing gets artificially-induced snowfall - [11/02/2009 - Daily Times]
Beijing induces first snow of season - [11/02/2009 - Radio Television Hong Kong]
Nature helped as snow hits Beijing - [11/02/2009 - Guardian.co.uk]
Scientists 'cause' Beijing snow - [11/02/2009 - BBC]
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