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<br />The Honoraj~e Juar:ita Krens <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />We conclilde that it Kill soon be technically possible to manage <br />so~e ~incs of "eather resources in a variety of ways on a significant <br />scale--anc t~at the human benefits of doing so witr. prudence are likely <br />to be \-er:- great. Bu~ a nat~onal policy of ~eather resources management <br />QUS~ start by learr.i~g ~uch more about the atmosphere. The centerpiece <br />of our reco~~endations is therefore a 20-year research and development <br />effort, t~e diRe~sians and probable outco~es of which are set forth in <br />t~i5 Re~ort. \1ean~hile, eve~ while the ?rowising technologies are being <br />te5ted,-efforts ~y i~terested citize~s to improve their weather are <br />gr0~ir.g and neec hel? to do the prudent best they can ~ithin the state <br />of :~e ar~. <br /> <br />The history of our ti~e ~~ sprinkled with instances of neK tech- <br />nologies run~ing ahead of the social, economic, environmental, interna- <br />tio;lal and insti~~tional thinking that should accompany them. Precisely <br />because the science and technology of ~eather resources management are <br />still at such an ea:rly stage, there is an excellent chance in this field <br />to do thi~g5 Tight--tha~ is, fOT policy to be made and institutions to <br />be 9uilt in ?arallel ~it~ the scientific discoveries and technological <br />ir:nO\.-ations. <br /> <br />Tte Fede~al Go~er~~e~t does ~ot ~ave a policy in this field. rOT <br />reasons 5?e:lec Oilt in our Re~ort, ~e are unanimous in believing that <br />t~e ti~e r0~ ado?ting a policy sta~ce, backing it ~ith a coherent <br />progra~, and orgar:l:lng serio:Jsl~' for a longer term effort, is nOI... <br /> <br />~ost of tne boarc5 and caT~is5io~5 ~ith ~hich I have been asso- <br />ci~ted s~e~d ~os! 0~ their ti~e revie~ing staff-~ritten ~aterial. In <br />this case, :r:e Repert has been \,;ri tter. and edited ?ersonally by 'l.lernbers <br />0= the BOGrd. It has been a pleasilre to work on so interesting and <br />ra~ifiec a s~tject, ~itn sJch lively ~inds so ~illing to invest their <br />O\....-~ ti::;e and effort iE the task YO:I set hefore us. <br /> <br />Our ~eli~ery of this Report coopIetes your assignnenr to the Weather <br />~.jodificatiQn .;o'.-isory Board. But I am sure that each of us individually <br />Ko~ld hant to ~elp tr.e Ad~inistration and the Congress in any ~ay ~e can <br />to carr~ into action the recoDDendations we have aace. <br /> <br />K:L~ gre~: re5?e~: and ~arQ reg~rds. <br /> <br />.....- .., <br />~lncerelY, <br /> <br /> <br />,("" .~"'5. .~ <br /> <br />Harlan Cle'."eland <br />Chai rman <br /> <br />ii: <br />