Controlling the Weather: A Study of Law and Regulatory Procedures
This is a REPRINT of an exceedingly difficult book to find.
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Note: This book is a reproduction of the historical text for academic, historical, or collector purposes.
Originally published in 1970; printed in 2026.
6" x 9" / 275 pages
Book description
Controlling the Weather consists of an introductory chapter of some 32 pages by Professor Taubenfeld, followed by seven specific reports by different members of a Task Force on the following subjects: Scientific Aspects of Weather Modification; Social Norms; Problems and Objectives of the Federal Effort; Federal Organization; Strategies for State Regulation; The Role of Local Government Units; and The Atomic Energy Agency as a Model.
Professor Taubenfeld, in summarizing and commenting on the findings of the Task Force, suggests that the need for international regulation at the present stage of technology is limited. However, he does recognize that efforts such as hurricane seeding in the Caribbean may require international agreement. Inadvertent weather modification as a result of world-wide air pollution is also recognized as presenting a possible need for international agreement.
The amount of scientific, pseudo-scientific, legal, economic, moral, and other literature on weather modification, air pollution and related subjects of over population, food supply, and quality of living is beyond the capacity of any one person to read. Much of the better literature is cited in Controlling the Weather.
