Hail Suppression: Society and Environment. Selected Contribution to the Technology Assessment of Hail Suppression

摘要

The papers presented in this report address the social, legal, political and environmental aspects of weather modification and hail suppression. They assess current knowledge in the disciplines related to meteorology, present case studies of programs and citizen responses to them, and suggest future applications of the technology as well as research needs. Chapters are devoted to thorough discussions of the legal aspects of weather modification, of hail suppression and liability, of bringing suit or avoiding it, of decision control of weather modification, and of hail suppression and the environment.