Weather Modification: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources...89-2, on S. 2875, March 21-23, 1966, Field Hearings Rapid City, S. Dak.-April 11, 1966, Albuquerque, N. Max.-April 14, 19661966 - 388 pages |
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... able to contribute . We would like to comment briefly on two features of S. 2875 that appear to us to serve particularly worthwhile purposes . These are the recognition that " legal rights of interests " may be affected by weather ...
... able to contribute . We would like to comment briefly on two features of S. 2875 that appear to us to serve particularly worthwhile purposes . These are the recognition that " legal rights of interests " may be affected by weather ...
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... able to do in addition in this area of activity ? " Mr. DOMINY . If we were to go up to a program level in fiscal year 1966 of about $ 3,350,000 ; for example , we would increase the work of South Dakota , we would increase the southern ...
... able to do in addition in this area of activity ? " Mr. DOMINY . If we were to go up to a program level in fiscal year 1966 of about $ 3,350,000 ; for example , we would increase the work of South Dakota , we would increase the southern ...
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... able effects . These might range from decreases rather than increases in precipi- tation , to gross atmospheric contaminations leading to adverse weather and to possible handicaps to future research . So we believe it is essential that ...
... able effects . These might range from decreases rather than increases in precipi- tation , to gross atmospheric contaminations leading to adverse weather and to possible handicaps to future research . So we believe it is essential that ...
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... able design and evaluation of atmospheric experiments , the inadequate design , development , and testing of instrumentation and equipment , the insufficient knowledge of atmospheric water budgets , and the difficulty in assessing the ...
... able design and evaluation of atmospheric experiments , the inadequate design , development , and testing of instrumentation and equipment , the insufficient knowledge of atmospheric water budgets , and the difficulty in assessing the ...
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... able resource . As the margin between famine and plenty is narrowed by the world's population growth , and as the demand for an increased share of food by those already here becomes more insistent , the strength of our Nation in a ...
... able resource . As the margin between famine and plenty is narrowed by the world's population growth , and as the demand for an increased share of food by those already here becomes more insistent , the strength of our Nation in a ...
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Page 196 - ... d. a program to encourage widespread participation in the development and utilization of atomic energy for peaceful purposes to the maximum extent consistent with the common defense and security and with the health and safety of the public; e.
Page 223 - ... such laws as may be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, support of the state government and its existing public institutions...
Page 222 - The nature and object of the intended operation and the person or persons on whose behalf it is to be conducted.
Page 243 - Associates off to a faster start than would otherwise be possible. The Bollay concern is a private organization that has been awarded a contract for precipitation tests on the Colorado River drainage, in Colorado. University of Arizona data should also prove useful to the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences at the South Dakota School of Mines, in Rapid City. Its task is to develop "beneficial weather procedures and techniques in the northern Great Plains area.
Page 102 - I of the Report of the Panel on Weather and Climate Modification of the National Academy of Sciences.
Page 301 - To promote the development, control, conservation, preservation and utilization of the water resources of the reclamation States, to work for the continuation of the services and the coordination of the activities of the presently existing Federal agencies dealing with these water resources...
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Page 219 - Research and development" means (1) theoretical analysis, exploration, or experimentation; or (2) the extension of investigative findings and theories of a scientific or technical nature into practical application for experimental and démonstration purposes. Including the experimental production and testing of models, devices, equipment, materials, and processes.
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Page 90 - With each advance in our knowledge of nature, science adds to the already immense power that the social order exerts over human welfare. With each increment in power, the problem of directing its use toward beneficial ends becomes more complex, the consequences of failure more disastrous, and the time for decision...