Geoengineering techniques aimed at manipulating and modifying the Earth's environment have proliferated. Beijing's climate modification department set a goal of preventing rain from falling at Olympic venues.

Making snow fall, softening hail, taming tornadoes... Since the first cloud seeding experiments began in the aftermath of World War II, geoengineering techniques have proliferate.. Blocking the sun's rays with sulfur, alkalizing the oceans to capture CO2, sending drones to electrify the clouds...