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The Miren Lake Rain Call

Gaoligong Mountain, Yunnan

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When people speak loudly by the lakeside, clouds gather and rain falls. The louder the voice, the heavier the rain. Meteorological and geological experts conducted multiple surveys, ruling out human interference and special airflow. The sound-wave cloud-seeding hypothesis cannot fully explain the phenomenon.

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When people speak loudly by the lakeside, clouds gather and rain falls. The louder the voice, the heavier the rain. Meteorological and geological experts conducted multiple surveys, ruling out human interference and special airflow.

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The sound-wave cloud-seeding hypothesis cannot fully explain the phenomenon. No peer-reviewed study has confirmed the mechanism.

Sources

  • Kunming Institute of Botany and meteorological expedition records
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