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Artificial rain eases drought in SW China
Updated: 2011-08-05 14:09
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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 A worker with the meteorological authority in Qingzhen city, Southwest China's Guizhou province, loads a rocket that contains chemicals that spur precipitation before firing it to bring artificial rain to the drought-ravaged region, August 4, 2011. [Photo/CFP] |
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 A rocket that contains chemicals that spur precipitation is fired into the sky to bring artificial rain to the drought-ravaged Qingzhen city, Southwest China's Guizhou province, at midnight August 4, 2011. [Photo/CFP] |
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