| ID | 124716 |
| Title Proper | Anthropology of an idea geoengineering |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | McCormick, TY |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The article provides various historical anecdotes regarding efforts to engineer weather and climate. It includes the 1841 theories of American meteorologist James Pollard Espy to promote rain by igniting massive fires, the 1896 findings by Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius that found a direct correlation between a rise in carbon dioxide levels and rising temperatures across the globe, and the 1967-1972 Operation Popeye which used cloud seeding as a U.S. military tactic during the Vietnam War and its associated military operations in Cambodia and Laos. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Policy Vol. , No.202: 2013: p.28-29 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Policy Vol. , No.202: 2013: p.28-29 |
| Key Words | Cold War ; Historical Anecdotes ; Engineering ; Weather and Climate ; American Meteorologist ; Vietnam War ; Military Operation ; Cambodia ; Laos ; US Military Tactic ; Swedish ; Environmental Engineering ; Weather - Effect ; Rain-Making ; Carbon Dioxide ; Environmental Aspects ; Espy ; James Pollard ; Arrhenius ; Svante - 1859-1927 |