当时有好多的美国人往阿巴拉契亚山脉西边跑,去新的土地上开荒种地,可以说就是大规模的毁林开荒,要不然农田从哪里来?于是埃斯皮就来精神了。他建议,在西部的森林里放一把火,干脆全都烧掉算了,这边一把大火烧起来,自然会让大量的水份蒸发,上升到空中变成云,然后顺着大气的环流,到美国的东部,造成降雨。这不就两全其美嘛。当然埃斯皮也不主张一把大火全烧掉。照他那个意思,咱得细水长流。如果今年东部干旱,咱们就跑到西部去烧掉一小片森林,看看管用不管用,如果水汽足够,东部的水渠和池塘全都满了,灌溉用水全都够了,那咱就不用再烧下一块了。东部的农民肯定也开心啊,因为你要是能够大规模人工控制天气的话,那年年风调雨顺,你就不用为天气操心了。1839年初这个埃斯皮就向国会打了个报告,他说他要搞个试验。对于这件事儿,当时老百姓的态度是喜忧参半。这对技术来讲当然是一个巨大的进步,但是这个东西他管不住啊,会失控的呀。某个农民为了自己的地里收成好点,跑到隔壁村去把人家的树林子一把火给点了,这违法成本也太低点儿了。这种事儿你防不胜防。再往下深究,如果未来有人发明了控制风暴的方法。那这东西就不是解决农业收成的问题了,这东西简直就是个武器。明天要选总统你那边,弄出一场龙卷风。完了,这场选举就让你给搅和了。
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