Chinese scientists say they used sound waves to increase rainfall over the Tibetan plateau by up to 17 per cent. Photo: Shutterstock Chinese scientists say they used sound waves to increase rainfall over the Tibetan plateau by up to 17 per cent. Photo: Shutterstock
Chinese scientists say they used sound waves to increase rainfall over the Tibetan plateau by up to 17 per cent. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chinese scientists use sound waves to increase rainfall on Tibetan Plateau

  • Team from Tsinghua University use sound energy to increase rainfall on Tibetan Plateau by up to 17 per cent
  • Researchers say technique has no detrimental impact on the environment, but more data needed to prove its efficacy

Topic |   China science
Stephen Chen
Stephen Chen in Beijing

Updated: 9:34am, 4 Feb, 2021

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Chinese scientists say they used sound waves to increase rainfall over the Tibetan plateau by up to 17 per cent. Photo: Shutterstock Chinese scientists say they used sound waves to increase rainfall over the Tibetan plateau by up to 17 per cent. Photo: Shutterstock
Chinese scientists say they used sound waves to increase rainfall over the Tibetan plateau by up to 17 per cent. Photo: Shutterstock
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