A Change of Climate for the Olympics

The Chinese are having trouble getting the green guck out of the water at the sailing venue, but they're confident they can fix the weather for the opening ceremonies:

If bad weather threatens the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, fear not. Chinese officials say they may change the weather.

Xinhua News — China's state-run media service — reports that Chen Zhenlin, vice director of the Chinese Meteorological Administration, says if there are unfavorable conditions on August 8 his department will consult with the Beijing municipal government about altering the city's weather.

He says, "Artificial weather modification could be useful when a drizzle occurs."

He added that little could be done in the case of heavy rainfall and that weather modification technology has limitations. But he says preparations to change the weather have been underway since 2003.

They may want a little drizzle to take the choking smog out of the air.