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You don't need silver iodide & suchlike. You can build a simple catapult & fire drones into the cloud. The drone delivers an electric charge to the cloud. This
by dxbydt 5y ago
You don't need silver iodide & suchlike. You can build a simple catapult & fire drones into the cloud. The drone delivers an electric charge to the cloud. This dislodges the water which falls down as rain. This is already routine[1]
[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56428984 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56428984
- ErikVandeWater 5y agoThe article says they are in the proof of concept stage.
- dxbydt 5y agothat bbc report is from march. here's a recent update from last week. it actually works very well - lots of rain. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/07/21/cloud-seeding-uae-artificial-rain-drones-electricity/8040330002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/07/21/cloud-s... https://www.newsweek.com/dubai-creates-fake-rain-using-drones-battle-122-degree-heat-1611887 https://www.newsweek.com/dubai-creates-fake-rain-using-drone...