Russia - China 'enchantment' atmosphere

China and Russia are experimenting with a controversial technology to modify the atmosphere's ionosphere.

According to the South China Morning Post, in June 2018, scientists from the two countries conducted a total of five trials at the facility to heat the atmosphere of Sura in the town of Vasilsursk - Russia.

Of these, the experiment on June 7 took place at an altitude of 500km in the sky, the town of Vasilsursk gave birth to 10 times more negatively charged subatomic particles than the surrounding areas, disturbing an area of ​​126,000 km2.

In another experiment on June 12, the temperature of the thin layer of gas on the ionosphere increased by more than 100 degrees Celsius due to the movement of electrons released from Sura. Using a high-energy antenna system, the facility fired high-frequency radio waves into the atmosphere, with maximum energy up to 260 Megawatt, powerful enough to light a small city.

At the same time, the electric observation satellite from China's Zhang Heng-1 collects data using a state-of-the-art sensor system. The results are "very satisfying" - the team confirmed in a report published in the journal Planet and Planet Physics (China).

Electromagnetic observation satellites from China's Zhang Heng-1 collect data from space through a modern sensor system.(Photo: SCMP).

The ionosphere is capable of reflecting radio waves as a mirror, allowing radio signals to revert and this is used to develop communications technology, including submarine communications.

For many decades, many countries have been racing to develop the ionosphere control technology. Changing the ionosphere in enemy territory can interrupt, even cut off their satellite communications.

In the 1990s, the US military built a larger facility than Russia's Sura in Gakona, Alaska state, to conduct similar tests.

Many experts worry that these facilities can be used to change the weather or cause natural disasters such as tornadoes, storms and earthquakes. Some experts also warned that ultra-low frequency waves released from these facilities could affect the brain.