THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Seeding eases water shortage Friday, April 6, 1984 JEWELRY APPRAISALS A NEW APPROACH TO POETRY "ADVENTURES IN POETIC PROSE" AT VERY REASONABLE RATES CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT 1919 33086 Northwestern Hwy. West Bloomfield 855-9353 30400 Telegraph Road Suites 104, 134 Birmingham, Mi. 48010 (313) 642-5575 LAWRENCE M. ALLAN President GEMOLOGIST/DIAMONTOLOGIST Daily tit 5:30 Thurs. tit 8:30, Sat. tit 5 AWARDED CERTIFICATE BY GIA IN GRADING & EVALUATION ATTENTION The sun breaks through rain clouds over Jerusalem. BY ELLEN DAVIDSON contain unless we help Israel Govt. Press Service them." When silver iodide is JERUSALEM — It's injected, he explains, ice raining 15 percent more in crystals form around each certain parts of Israel and particle of silver iodide and the man responsible for it is consequently each of these Prof. Avraham Gagin of crystals becomes an "em- the Meteorological De- bryonic raindrop." partment of Jerusalem's Israelis batter the clouds Hebrew University. with silver iodide from Gagin, a genial man above and below. Crop dust- whose grandfather was ing planes are used, spray- chief Sephardic rabbi of ing' the chemical into the Jerusalem, leads the re- clouds from generators search that has made Israel under the wings. From the the world leader in artifi- ground, silver iodide is sent cially induced precipitation. up through vast batteries of And in Israel, where the generators located population currently con- throughout the country. In sumes more than 95 percent the winter months, the only of the available water sup- time serious clouds are seen ply, the professor could be in the sky here, radio listen- considered a man of excep- ers hear the mystifying in- tional powers not unlike structions at the end of the rainmakers who have been news broadcasts, "light the looked at with awe stoves," or "turn off the throughout the centuries. stoves," referring to the Using the conventional funny-looking devices with methods of cloud seeding, smokestacks, and impor- the injection of a fine pow- tant part of the rainmaking der of silver iodide into a scheme. cloud, Prof. Gagin modestly The results are pleasing says, the "powers" of his to the rainmakers and the staff lie in knowing which government, who keep in clouds to seed. "We don't mind that Israel's water re- make rain," he says, "we serves are not only low, but simply encourage the rain- have reached what some producing cloud to let down experts call a "crisis level." more precipitation than it Citizens, on the other hand, ordinarily would have." experienced last year one of When a cloud passes by," the Wettest winters in re- explains Gagin, "people corded history of this area. usually assume that it it's It seems, however, that white then there will be no the wet, disgruntled citizen rain, but if it's black the has little to say in view of rain will come." the state of Israel's two "Of course," he says, "all main water sources: the Sea clouds are white; if the sun of Galilee in the north, fed shines through them they by the Jordan River, and look it, if they're too dense natural underground reser- then they seem black. It's voirs from which water is all a matter of the density of pumped to the surface the moisture they carry." through artesian wells. Clouds in different parts In spite of the heavy rain- of the world contain varying fall, the Sea of Galilee is amounts of particulate mat- still at its lowest level in 20 ter. South Pacific clouds years and aquifers are in have 50 particles per square danger of drying out, con- inch, while those forming sequently suffering damage over desert areas, such as which can interfere with a Israel, may contain as many smooth water flow. as 1,000 smaller particles. The clbuds that have only AZYF grant 50 particles easily produce New York — The Ameri- extremely large raindrops; can Zionist Youth Founda- "desert" clouds with many tion (AZYF) has established tiny particles cannot attract a $2,000 scholarship in the as much moisture to each name of Jewish National particle and are therefore Fund President Charlotte not dense enough. Thesci- Jacobson. entist's job is to fortify them The annual grant will be with chemicals. awarded to an individual "Such clouds," says Ga- age 20-26, who has applied gin, "will often be unable to for a year's study in a uni- let down the moisture they versity in Israel. NEW 1984 Men With A Hairpiece FIERO You're invited to have a complimentary Hairtrim & Style! with air, stereo, tilt. and much, much more 184/Month COMFORTABLE PRIVATE STUDIO ABSOLUTELY NO OBUGATION Call for Your Free Trim & Style and Compare ask for John DiCaro with approved credit, 5500 Down 48 months. GMAC closed end lease. 400 N. MAIN N. of 11 MILE RD. ROYAL OAK 547-6100 See Richard Rosenbaum for Special Savings on Lease Cars. 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