1. What is unusual about Beijing's second snowstorm of the season?

2. How did the China Daily newspaper editorialize on the government's Weather Modification Office's actions?

3. How did the snow affect travel?

4. For what reason does the WSJ reporter suggest that the Chinese government has not officially acknowledged that it had caused the snowstorm?

5. Read the information on cloud seeding under "Background" below, as well as in the links in the first bullet point under "Resources." What do you think of the Chinese government's efforts to ease the drought around Beijing by means of cloud seeding? Would you support U.S. government efforts to do the same in a drought stricken area of the U.S. on a regular basis? Explain your answers.