Scientists 'cause' Beijing snow
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Scientists 'cause' Beijing snow
Chinese meteorologists say they brought about Beijing's earliest snowfall in a decade, after seeding rain clouds with silver iodide to ease a drought.The Weather Modification Office sprayed clouds with 186 doses of the chemical to bring rain for the wheat crop, the Beijing Evening News said.But the arrival of a cold front caused heavy snow to fall, disrupting road, rail and air travel.Quentin Sommerville reports from Beijing.
BBC | November 2, 2009
