Make It Rain: State Control of the Atmosphere in Twentieth-Century America

by Kristine C. Harper

Book Overview

Weather control. Juxtaposing those two words is enough to raise eyebrows in a world where even the best weather models still fail to nail every forecast, and when the effects of climate change on sea level height, seasonal averages of weather phenomena, and biological behavior are being watched with interest by all, regardless of political or scientific persuasion. But between the late nineteenth century--when the United States first funded an attempt...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022659792X
• ISBN13: 9780226597928
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"