Has the War Affected the Weather?
A meteorologist investigated whether explosions and gunfire were causing climate change.
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A meteorologist investigated whether explosions and gunfire were causing climate change.
“Since 1913, a number of gentlemen wearing glasses and looking wondrous wise, and no doubt as wise as they look, have proved to us that it can always be tea-time if we care to figure it out properly.”
In the midst of World War I, a meteorologist considered whether explosions at the front lines were causing extra precipitation.