Project Cirrus Amazingly Ignorant Citizenry Most Still Deny Weather Modification Warfare
Project Cirrus – the first steered and stalled hurricane in 1947 over Savannah, Georgia by General Electric Corp., US Air Force, US Army Signal Corps and Office of Naval Research.
Project Cirrus was a pioneering weather modification project conducted by the U.S. Navy, Air Force, and the General Electric Corporation, starting in 1947. Its main goal was to explore whether humans could control and influence weather patterns, specifically by experimenting with cloud seeding to potentially weaken or steer hurricanes and other storms.
Here are some key points about Project Cirrus:
- Cloud Seeding and Weather Modification:
- The primary focus was on cloud seeding, which involved dispersing substances (like dry ice or silver iodide) into clouds to encourage precipitation, hoping to modify storm development or redirect weather systems.
- The Hurricane Experiment:
- One of the most famous and controversial events of Project Cirrus was an attempt to alter the path of a hurricane on October 13, 1947. Scientists seeded the storm with dry ice, but instead of dissipating, the hurricane changed direction and struck Savannah, Georgia. This caused significant public concern, and the project was temporarily halted.
- Naval and Air Force Involvement:
- Project Cirrus was run jointly by the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force with assistance from General Electric. The Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) was heavily involved in the scientific research, reflecting the military’s interest in weather control for both civilian and military applications.
- End of the Project:
- Although the hurricane experiment was controversial, research into weather modification continued through other initiatives. Project Cirrus was eventually absorbed into subsequent programs, such as Project Stormfury, in the 1960s.
Project Cirrus was significant because it marked one of the first serious attempts by the U.S. government and military to control weather, laying the groundwork for future research into atmospheric science and weather manipulation techniques.