China: About that Olympic smog seeding..

In case you thought this picture was merely firework practice or something - here's one of a cloud seeder, hard at work.

A Look at Cloud Seeding.

In the weeks and months leading up to today's opening ceremony China has been firing rockets and cannons into the sky in preparation.

But it's not because there's any threat.

They're trying to manipulate the weather and hoping they can do a good enough job to make sure they have a rain-free Olympics.

The Mist problem is not mentioned in the report.