JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) plans to use weather modification technology (WMT) in an attempt to divert rain clouds from Greater Jakarta to prevent additional flooding.
National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesperson Agus Wibowo said in a statement on Thursday (Jan 2) that the BPPT would use WMT to accelerate the process of rainfall so the rain would fall before the clouds reached the capital and surrounding areas.
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