We can try cloud seeding and make rain
Thursday, November 05, 2015
It is not only this year, even last year the country experienced inadequate amounts of rainfall which impacted badly on the agriculture sector hence lowering the economy of Botswana. We also saw dams including Gaborone dam drying up, which at this stage is now on the brink of becoming a pathetic ploughing field.
The situation has prompted young upcoming Batswana scientists to think of other measures to arrest the situation. One of the measures includes a process called CLOUD SEEDING, which is a process of making artificial rain. Science and technology has advanced so much that there is nothing left undone or unexplored. People have reached the skies, literally and famines and droughts are strategically given several appropriate solutions that could drive these hindrances away.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...