The Age: FREAK snowstorms and record low temperatures sweeping northern China are linked to global warming, say Chinese officials. But this week’s dump appears to have no link to the Chinese Government’s relentless efforts to manipulate the weather, which have prompted decades of experiments designed to modify the micro-climate. Beijing’s first attempt at weather modification involved a fighter-bomber dumping 200 kilograms of dry ice or common kitchen salt – depending on the source – …