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Thai artificial rainmaking project
The Thailand Royal Rainmaking Project (Thai: โครงการฝนหลวง, RTGS: khrongkan fon luang) was initiated in November 1955 by King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Thai
Royal_Rainmaking_Project
Act of intentionally altering or manipulating the weather
crops for lack of water. The royal rainmaking project debuted on 20 July 1969 at his behest, when the first rainmaking attempt was made at Khao Yai National
Weather_modification
Weather modification that condenses clouds to cause rainfall
departments were sent to Thailand to study rainmaking projects carried out by the Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation. On 22 March a
Cloud_seeding
Non-profit organization in Thailand
Doi Kham Royal Rainmaking Project Sufficiency Economy "The Royal Project Foundation's Background", Retrieved 2025-01-24. "The Royal Project Foundation"
Royal_Project_Foundation
King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016
support for royal projects was boosted. 'Sandwich' and 'Supersandwich' artificial rainmaking project under the Thailand Royal Rainmaking Project Chai Pattana
Bhumibol_Adulyadej
providing silkworm eggs and know-how to Thai farmers. The Thai Royal Rainmaking Project was initiated in 1995 by King Bhumibol Adulyadej. As Thai farmers
Agriculture_in_Thailand
Thai Baht Banknote (Currency)
left to right; His royal trip to rural Chiang Mai province, riding on horse back. Two aeroplanes operating Royal Rainmaking Project. The king discussing
One-hundred-baht_banknote
1950s UK government initiative and the subject of conspiracy theories
flooded rivers, and clearing fog from airfields. Another reason was that rainmaking might have the potential "to explode an atomic weapon in a seeded storm
Project_Cumulus
U.S. military cloud-seeding project in Vietnam (1967–1972)
Service. 19 May 1974. SEASIA Rainmaking (Report). Department of Defense. 1974. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Project Stormfury (PDF) (Report)
Operation_Popeye
Thai Crown corporation
34 retail shops nationwide. Royal Project Foundation Chaipattana Foundation Crown Property Bureau Royal Rainmaking Project Sufficiency Economy Theparat
Doi_Kham
Month of 1969
of rock between him and every other human who ever lived." The Royal Rainmaking Project of Thailand was carried out for the first time as an airplane attempted
July_1969
Ancient kingdom in the Limpopo-Shashe Basin, northern South Africa
Mapungubwe Hill became the sole rainmaking hill, and its habitation by the leader emphasised a link between himself and rainmaking, which was substantial in
Kingdom_of_Mapungubwe
Lozi ethnic group in Southern Africa
Statesmen.org Maria Fisch, The Mbukushu in Angola (1730-2002):A History of Migration, Flight and Royal Rainmaking, Colónia/Alemanha: Koeppe Verlag, 2005 v t e
Mbukushu
Airport
March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018. Hersh, Seymour M (3 July 1972). "Rainmaking Is Used As Weapon by U.S." New York Times. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base
Udorn_Royal_Thai_Air_Force_Base
completion, his inventive thoughts turned towards rainmaking and in late 1913 he commenced rainmaking experiments outside Melbourne as a private venture
John_Graeme_Balsillie
Government agencies in Thailand
of Fisheries Department of Livestock Development Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation Land Development Department Department of Agriculture
State_agencies_of_Thailand
Population of monkeys in Europe
Parker of the Royal Artillery (1944 – unknown) Major W O Skelton of the Royal Artillery (circa 1951) Gunner Wilfred Portlock of the Royal Artillery Regiment
Barbary_macaques_in_Gibraltar
Empire (c. 1683–1866) in present-day Zimbabwe
viewed itself as children of Mwari (vana vamwari), the Shona high god. Rainmaking ceremonies were likely initially held at Khami because the Rozvi, as newcomers
Rozvi_Empire
British scientist and inventor (1821–1900)
scientific solution to the problem might be possible and decided to attempt a rainmaking experiment. He took out a front page advertisement in the 30 January 1882
John_Henry_Pepper
Bilateral relations
border. In 2016, Thailand transferred Royal Rainmaking technology to Jordan. The Thai Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation organized
Jordan–Thailand_relations
British colonialist and missionary
Christian, many European missionaries disagreed. The Kwena tribe leader kept rainmaking a part of his life as well as polygamy. Livingstone died on 1 May 1873
David_Livingstone
List of superstitions particular to sailors and boating
sailor. The ceremony of Crossing the Line is an initiation rite in the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, and
Sailors'_superstitions
Species of cactus in the Sonoran Desert
stock that would be fermented by the medicine man. This was cause for rainmaking celebrations: Stories would be told, there was much dancing, and songs
Saguaro
Country in Southern Africa
with the population settling below. Rainmaking was crucial to the development of sacral kingship, and several rainmaking sites have been found nearby including
South_Africa
Chinese shaman and astronomer
巫咸) was a Chinese shaman who practiced divination, prayer, sacrifice, rainmaking, and healing during the Shang dynasty (c. 1250, Anyang period), serving
Wu_Xian_(Shang_dynasty)
Medieval and early modern history of the African region
Mapungubwe Hill became the sole rainmaking hill, and its habitation by the leader emphasised a link between himself and rainmaking, which was substantial in
Medieval and early modern Africa
Medieval_and_early_modern_Africa
Mythical Chinese sovereign
shaman" in Shang rainmaking rituals), Lewis suggests that "huáng" in "Huangdi" might originally have meant "rainmaking shaman" or "rainmaking ritual." Citing
Yellow_Emperor
Legendary creature
the dragon of the pool will cause heavy rain to drive the object out. Rainmaking rituals invoking dragons are still very common in many Chinese villages
Dragon
Sailor legend
Sailor's Treasury. Norton. ASIN B0007DNHZ0. "The Project Gutenberg". 21 September 2011 – via Project Gutenberg. Lloyd, David (1659). The legend of Captain
Davy_Jones's_locker
Creator god and common motif of Aboriginal Australia
Australian Aboriginal mythology § Rainbow Serpent — Australian myths Wirnpa — rainmaking serpent Eingana – Aboriginal creator snake goddess Snake Worship § Rainbow
Rainbow_Serpent
Legendary ghost ship
Stage ca. 1830 The Phantom Ship by Marryat at Project Gutenberg The Death Ship by W. Clark Russell at Project Gutenberg USA premiere of 1841 critical edition
Flying_Dutchman
Dried cats put inside walls
S2CID 164360396. Howard, Margaret M. (1951), "252. Dried Cats", Man, 51, Wiley, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland: 149–151, doi:10
Dried_cat
Historical Hindu practice of widow immolation
colonial records, this was however a rare practice in Indonesia, one found in royal households. In Cambodia, both the lords and the wives of a dead king voluntarily
Sati_(practice)
Indian architecture and design-related texts
recipes) Raja griha nirmana (architecture and construction principles for royal palaces) Rupa mandana Vastu tattva Vastu nirnaya Vastu purusha lakshana
Vastu_shastra
Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018
7 December 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007. "Turnbull pumps $10m into rainmaking gamble". ABC News. Australia. 20 November 2007. Archived from the original
Malcolm_Turnbull
His Highness Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej 10 July 1935 – 9 June 1946: His Royal Highness Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej 9 June 1946 – 13 October 2016: His Majesty
List of titles and honours of Bhumibol Adulyadej
List_of_titles_and_honours_of_Bhumibol_Adulyadej
Poetry and prose collection by Tao Hongjing, written in 499 CE
were spirit mediums who practiced divination, prayer, sacrifice, and rainmaking. Many of their practices were later adapted by Daoists. The Zhengao section
Zhengao
Unit of currency in various countries
1660. Since then, they have only been coined for issue as Maundy money, royal alms given to the elderly on Maundy Thursday. Throughout the 18th century
Penny
Kwena chief (1892–1939)
Christianity in Botswana, and he reversed the tribe's rules against polygyny, rainmaking, and bogwera. Sebele angered the Christian community further by restoring
Sebele_II
Southern African indigenous hunter-gatherers
spirits of the land, and were often turned to by other societies for rainmaking, as was the case at Mapungubwe. San shamans would enter a trance and go
San_peoples
Religious and philosophical tradition
of by specialists who know the right methods. Their magic can include rainmaking, protection, exorcism, healing, traveling to the underworld to help the
Taoism
Catastrophic failure of dam barrier by uncontrolled release of water
landslide-dammed lakes) A notable case of deliberate dam breaching was the British Royal Air Force Dambusters raid on Germany in World War II (codenamed "Operation
Dam_failure
Last dynasty of Vietnam (1802–1945)
Minh Mạng, continued to build several temples dedicated to the Vũ Sư (Rainmaking god) and altars for Thần Mây (Cloud God) and Thần Sấm (Thunder God). Nguyễn
Nguyễn_dynasty
Earliest rock paintings of the Central Sahara
actors in central ceremonies of varying purpose (e.g., healing, fire, rainmaking) and women are secondary actors who contribute musically, vocally, and
Round_Head_Period
from the Limpopo-Shashe confluence being a trade centre. Hills served as rainmaking sites; after this move, Mapungubwe Hill became the sole such site, with
History_of_Africa
Prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, China
commonly honoured alongside the City God in rites concerned with protection, rainmaking, and communal well-being. The earth god and the god of wealth also attract
Wenzhou
Aspect of Precolumbian Maya science
dozen other base dates from the fourth to the eleventh centuries. The rainmaking almanac (pages 29b to 30b) refers to the Haab' and the tropical year.
Maya_astronomy
finger-painted rock art tradition, both of which were associated with rainmaking and crocodiles in particular, were also associated with fertility. The
History_of_Southern_Africa
Subgroups and clans of the Tumbuka people
"History of the Kamanga Tribe of Lake Nyasa: A Native Account". Journal of the Royal African Society. 10 (39): 331–341. ISSN 0368-4016. JSTOR 714645. Werner
Tumbuka_subgroups_and_clans
Archeological sites
This artificial landscape showed that the king had control over water, rainmaking, and fertility, thereby legitimizing his authority. Caves have been used
Maya_cave_sites
presence and reinstating many traditional practices such as polygyny, rainmaking, and bogwera. Sebele II continued his father's challenge to the London
History_of_Botswana
National Scouting organization
international understanding and cooperation programs, such as the ORT twinning project by Rovers with the Bangladesh Scouts, and nationwide fundraising activities
Scout_Association_of_Japan
Month of 1912
Rifles". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2006. "Rainmaking Test Fails". The New York Times. June 1, 1912. "Cookies not enabled?"
May_1912
Belief or behavior that is considered irrational or supernatural
evolution of superstitious and superstition-like behaviour". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 276 (1654): 31–7. doi:10.1098/rspb.2008
Superstition
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