International Weather Modification Conference in Bali, Indonesia in 2011 ★ WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION / COMMISSION FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES★ (CAS) 6th Joint Science Committee of the World, Weather Research Programme, WMO Geneva, Switzerland (18-19 July 2013) REPORT FROM EXPERT TEAM ON WEATHER MODIFICATION RESEARCH FOR 2012/2013 Orginal Text >: After China the USA, Thailand and India have the largest investment in operational weather modification programs. Weitere Staaten mit Wettermodifikations- und Geo-Engineering-Programmen u.a Algeria,Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,,Burkina Faso ,Canada, Chad, Chile , China ,Cuba, France, ★Germany,★ Greece,India, Indonesia, Iran ,Israel ,Japan ,Jordan, Korea, ,Libya ,Macedonia ,Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco ,Pakistan ,Philippines ,Romania ,Russian ,Saudi Arabia ,Senegal ,Serbia ,South Africa ,Syria, Spain, Thailand ,United Arab, Uzbekistan ,Zimbabwe. 1. China by far has the largest investment in both operational programs and weather modification research programs. Every province except one has an active weather modification program in China. 2. After China the USA, Thailand and India have the largest investment in operational weather modification programs. There are currently active operational weather modification programs in at least nine states located in the western United States with often times multiple cloud seeding projects in the individual states (California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, Kansas and Texas). While funding for weather modification has increased over the past five years in the USA it is still well below the levels in the 1980’s. India is currently one of the largest investors in weather modification research with a major multi-year program conducted by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune, India. Thailand is also embarking on a major research effort in this area. 3. There are now several operational programs around the world that have conducted cloud seeding annually for more than 50 years without interruption. In the USA and Australia these programs are mostly supported by hydro-electric power companies. 4. Two major research programs in weather modification to enhance snowpack are currently ongoing in the U.S. namely in Wyoming (Including modeling and field work in part funded by the National Science Foundation) and Idaho (modeling funded by Idaho Power). A smaller research project has been started in the State of Texas. *Die Weltorganisation für Meteorologie (englisch World Meteorological Organization, kurz WMO; oder französisch Organisation météorologique mondiale, kurz OMM) ist eine Sonderorganisation der Vereinten Nationen. Sie ist deren tonangebendes Organ in Belangen der Meteorologie, was den Zustand und das Verhalten der Erdatmosphäre, ihre Interaktionen mit den Ozeanen, das durch sie entstehende Klima und die resultierende Verteilung der Wasserressourcen anbelangt. Die WMO hat 189 Mitglieder in Form von Staaten und Territorien. Ihr Hauptsitz ist in Genf in der Schweiz.
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