Science or superstition, in China:
Hundreds of nomads, prodded by the government, have sold their herds and fled the land around the lakes. Others like Tsende have rammed a Buddhist prayer pole into a hillside and prayed to the dragon. Told that some scientists offer another explanation for the weather - climate change - Tsende is unimpressed.Yardley/NYTimes 19.Nov.06
"The result is the same," he said with a shrug.