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Artificial rain eases drought in SW China

Updated: 2011-08-05 14:09

(chinadaily.com.cn)

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Artificial rain eases drought in SW China

A worker with the meteorological authority in Qingzhen city, Southwest China's Guizhou province, prepares a rocket that contains chemicals that spur precipitation to bring artificial rain to the drought-ravaged region, August 4, 2011. [Photo/CFP]


Artificial rain eases drought in SW China

A worker with the meteorological authority in Qingzhen city, Southwest China's Guizhou province, prepares the launch pad for a rocket that contains chemicals that spur precipitation to bring artificial rain to the drought-ravaged region, August 4, 2011. [Photo/CFP]

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