# Fog-Clearing Drones China Has Successfully Tested Drones to Help Clear the Extreme Fog By Michael Baxter | Published 2014-03-12 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/extreme-fog References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2014/03/china-to-deploy-smog-clearing-drones-to-control-pollution.html) & [dailymail](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2577347/China-successfully-tests-smog-fighting-drones-spray-chemicals-capture-air-pollution.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490) China has been facing extreme fog and seems to have finally come up with an idea to help curb the climate issues. The country has now officially (and successfully) tested [drones to help clear the atmosphere](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-drone-network) of fog. The drones will work by [launching chemicals into the atmosphere](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydro-hawk) that is set to help clear the pollution that has been affecting the country as of late. The chemicals essentially freeze the pollutants in the air and when frozen, they simply fall out of the sky. Altogether the initial test will be using 176 pounds of chemicals, which should be able to clear up to five kilometers of the extreme fog altogether. The drones will go into action later this month. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.3/10 - Popularity: 44% | Activity: 78% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Chemical-launching Drones:** Innovative drones that launch chemicals into the atmosphere to clear pollution and fog present opportunities for environmental remediation and air quality improvement. - **Fog Clearing Technology:** The development of fog-clearing technology using drones demonstrates potential for solving climate-related challenges and reducing visibility problems in affected areas. - **Pollution-freezing Drones:** Drones equipped with chemicals that freeze pollutants in the air and cause them to fall could disrupt traditional air pollution control methods and contribute to cleaner environments. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Environmental Remediation:** Chemical-launching drones for fog clearing offer disruptive innovation opportunities in the environmental remediation industry, by providing efficient and effective solutions for improving air quality. - **Climate Change Mitigation:** The use of drones to clear fog and reduce pollution demonstrates possibilities for disruptive innovation in the climate change mitigation industry, addressing the impact of extreme weather conditions. - **Air Pollution Control:** Pollution-freezing drones have the potential to revolutionize the air pollution control industry, offering new strategies for combating and reducing airborne contaminants. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Extreme-Heat Firefighting Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firedrone-by-empa.md) - [Hazardous Weather-Ready Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tf-g1.md) - [Drone-Equipped Air Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultro-air-purification-system.md) - [Temperature-Resistant Delivery Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/temperatureresistant-delivery-drones.md) - [Dual-Rotor Agricultural Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dualrotor-agricultural-drone.md) - [Laser-Controlled Military Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lasercontrolled-military-drone.md) - [Natural Environment-Analyzing Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edrone.md) - [Foldable All-Weather Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/matrice-30.md) - [Drone-Equipped Electric SUVs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/byd-and-dji.md)