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Date: Jul 18, 2007 5:34 PM
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Zheng said the drills will simulate what will take place when the Olympics begin on Aug. 8, 2008. He said summer provided the last chance for meteorologists to practice under similar weather conditions.
Chinese officials have said historical records show there's a 50 percent chance of rain for the opening ceremony -- and the same probability of rain during the closing ceremony.
Last month, a top-ranking weather official acknowledged that seeding clouds to produce rain -- and dispersing rainmaking clouds -- was immature technology.
"Dispersal is more difficult than rainfall enhancement," said Wang Yubin, assistant chief engineer with the Beijing Meteorological Bureau. "In rainfall dispersal, we are still in the experimental stage but we are continuing our efforts."
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
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