Chavez,president of Venezula has taken a very good decision to take up cloud seeding for increasing rainfall by cold cloud seeding.In order to get maximum benefits,he must use both warm and cold clouds and squeeze more precipitation by sprinkling hygroscopic salts into warm clouds by using ground generators and aeroplanes.similarly,he must sprinkle silver iodide into cold clouds by using both ground generators and aeroplanes.
Cloud seeding is a God Given Gift to wise people all over the world.In fact 150 experiments on cloud seeding are being done in 40 countries since 40 years including C
China,Japan,Australia,Israil,Thailand ,Russia and uynited states.China is using 37000 technicians for cloud seeding to get additional annual rainfall of 65 cubic meters at a cost benefit ratio of 1:27.China,Texas and japan are getting 40% additional annual rainfall by cloud seeding.
Weather Modification has been refined to such an extent in China that they are ordering clouds either to precipitate more rainfall or snowfall or to stop clouds from raining in a specified place by over-seeding the clouds to get them dispersed so that the raindrops cannot form at the target place.For more information on the science and technology of cloud seeding see the following web sites:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-07/24/content_351196.htm
http://www.gitam.edu/cos/env/English-Book.pdf
http://shivajirao.cloudseeding.googlepages.com/scienceofcloudseeding
http://jcsepa.mri-jma.go.jp/outreach/20070131/Presentations/P3_Yao.pdf
http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/2714955.htm
prof.T.Shivaji Rao.B.E.,M.S[Rice,Texas,1962]P.hD[Hony]
Director,Environmental studies,Gitam University and
Expert,cloud seeding project of government of Andhra Pradesh,india

June 17th 2010. I’ve just noticed this article. The words here are aggressive:
“Anyway, “zapping” is a more pleasing alternative to threatening, which the president previously tried on his countrymen. From UPI:

Earlier this month Chavez accused Venezuelans, including businesses, of wasting water and warned of tough punitive measures. He advised people … to limit showering to three minutes. Jacuzzis, watering of lawns and flowerbeds and filling of swimming pools have all been banned.”

I live in southwestern Ontario, Canada and we too get ‘threatened’ during a water shortage. No watering of lawns, flowers, etc. Or it may be less limited ‘threatening’ with odd numbered houses using water on odd number days, even house numbers on even days. We, too, have ‘punitive measures’ in the way of fines.
Somehow, I still feel safe living here.
And since I have no rich friends with swimming pools, any sympathy is lacking for the swimmers.
Our crops come first. There are only a few people here that don’t understand that.
People being what they are, I’m sure it’s the same in Venezuela.

bj