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READ on to really appreciate that Papua New Guinea is blessed. The United Arab Emirates is considering an ambitious project to build a mountain that would help boost rainfall in the arid nation.
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Arabian Business reports that scientists are studying the feasibility of creating a man-made mountain. Experts from the US based University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are undertaking a ‘detailed modelling study’ of the project, according to NCAR scientist Roelof Bruintjes, lead researches on the project.
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CHINA on the other hand used cloud seeding in attempt to clear the skies and improve air quality for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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MAYBE PNG should try cloud seeding during dry seasons. At times you see hear clouds hanging over, the place gets humid but no rain falls. Over to you the experts!
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WE wonder why there is lack of data to plan for rains and floods.  The country had hydrological systems for monitoring rainfall and river levels in all provinces back in the 80s but this came to a halt in 1995 when the government withdrew funding.
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AYAHUASCA, or “vine of the soul,” is a South American hallucinogenic brew made from the bark and stems of a tropical vine, generally Banisteriopsis caapi, mixed with other psychotropic plants.
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MANY indigenous Amazonian peoples use the brew in their folk medicines and shamanistic rituals. In addition to its hallucinogenic properties, ayahuasca helps protect the body from tropical parasites and worms by inducing vomiting and diarrhoea.
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BY the beginning of 1944, air warfare had turned overwhelmingly in favour of the Allies, who wrought unprecedented destruction on many German cities and on transport and industries throughout German-held Europe.
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GERMAN collapse came after the meeting of the Western and Russian armies at Torgau in Saxony, and after Hitler’s death amid the ruins of Berlin, which was falling to the Russians.
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THE Crawfish Festival is a time to celebrate and eat the small crustaceans (also called crayfish and crawdads) in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, a small Cajun village.
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QUOTE of the day: Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times. – Napoleon Hill
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