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        "id": 2057897,
        "msgid": "dry-ice-used-in-weather-modification-how-effective-is-it-1793105503",
        "date": "2026-10-27 18:40:49",
        "title": "Dry Ice Used in Weather Modification: How Effective Is It?",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "BRIN is assessing the effectiveness of dry ice in weather-modification operations, while preparing field tests of other technologies, including one using two-micron materials. The trials will involve several government agencies and the Indonesian Air Force, with results expected to inform whether the technologies should be used more widely.",
        "content": "<p>The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is studying the\neffectiveness of using dry ice in weather-modification operations.\nAlthough the technology has already been used in the field, its results\nstill need to be examined to determine how effectively it supports\nweather-modification activities.<\/p>\n<p>BRIN head Arif Satria said the study is being conducted alongside the\ndevelopment of several technologies that could be used in\nweather-modification operations (OMC). BRIN is also preparing to test\nother innovations, including technology based on two-micron\nmaterials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDry ice has already been used in the field, in collaboration with\nothers. We also want to assess how effective it is,\u201d Arif said at the\nPresidential Palace complex in Jakarta on Tuesday (27 October 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Other technologies are also being prepared for testing. Arif said\ntrials are needed to establish the effectiveness of the various\ninnovations before their use is expanded in weather-modification\noperations.<\/p>\n<p>Preparations for the tests are being made in coordination with the\nIndonesian Air Force (TNI AU). Arif said coordination had taken place\nand that the personnel and equipment required for field activities were\nready.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe coordinated with the Indonesian Air Force yesterday afternoon,\nand all the personnel are ready. God willing, we will test several\ninnovations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The tests will involve several agencies: BRIN, the Indonesian Air\nForce, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), the Meteorology,\nClimatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), and the Ministry of\nTransportation.<\/p>\n<p>The agencies\u2019 involvement reflects the cross-institutional\ncoordination required to carry out weather-modification operations. The\ntest results are expected to help evaluate the technologies\u2019\neffectiveness and determine whether they could be used in operational\nactivities.<\/p>\n<p>Dry ice is one of the technologies under review, while the innovation\nbased on two-micron materials and other technologies are still awaiting\ntesting. No findings have yet been announced on the effectiveness of any\nof these technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Arif stressed that field testing is an important part of developing\nweather-modification technologies. Through the tests, BRIN aims to\nassess the technologies\u2019 results before considering their wider use.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dry-ice-used-in-weather-modification-how-effective-is-it-1793105503",
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